Led by Amanda Ribas, the Brazilian squad is featured on the UFC Vegas 54 card this Saturday

A. Ribas waves and smiles after weighing in ufc vegas 54 (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

The Brazilian Squadron will invade the Apex facilities on Saturday night (14). Led by Amanda ribas, four other Tupiniquin athletes will step up to the Octagon on the UFC Las Vegas 54. In the main fight, an important duel in the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg), between Jan Blachowicz e Aleksandar rakic. In total, 11 clashes are planned for the show.

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Dethroned by Glover Teixeira last October, the former light heavyweight champion and number one ranked Jan Blachowicz tries to rebuild its path, still dreaming of winning a new title. On the other side of the Octagon, the Pole will have a very complicated opponent: the Austrian prospect Aleksandar rakic, third in the classification and who was defeated only once in eight places with the organization's gloves.

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Brazilian Squadron

Most important Brazilian athlete to step into the Octagon this Saturday night, number nine in the strawweight division (up to 52,2kg) Amanda ribas will move up a division to face the first placed flyweight (up to 56,7kg), the North American Katlyn chookagian. In case of victory, the fighter from Minas Gerais could achieve an incredible 'skip the line' and get an opportunity to face the dominant champion Valentina Shevchenko.

Opening the main card, the São Paulo native Allan Puro Osso tries to break the irregular sequence he has had since his debut in Ultimate. To achieve the goal, the Tupiniquim athlete will face the undefeated Jake Hadley, 25-year-old Englishman, who debuts in the organization, after getting his passport via 'Contender Series'.

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For the fly division, a duel between the numbers eight and nine in the category with the Brazilian Viviane Araujo facing the North American Andrea Lee. In the division led by the Brazilian Charles of the Bronx, the veteran Michael Johnson seeks to rehabilitate itself from the very complicated phase of four consecutive defeats, against Tupiniquim Alan Nuguette, which also comes from two consecutive setbacks.

First Tupiniquim athlete to climb into the most famous octagon in the world, from Ceará Virna jandiroba tries to recover from the defeat suffered by Amanda ribas, and to get back on track with victories, the Brazilian will measure forces against the experienced Angela Hill, which also comes from two consecutive setbacks in the company.

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