Ju Thai faces newcomer in Brazilian duel at TUF Finale

Ju Thai faces A. Ribas in July (Photo: Reproduction Twitter J. Lima)

Girls from Brazil will be well represented at TUF Finale 25, a UFC event taking place in Las Vegas, on July 7th. Juliana “Ju Thai” Lima, who has a good track record in Ultimate, and has already fought against the current strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, faces the newcomer Amanda ribas, owner of a record with six wins and just one defeat. The information is from the Combate channel website and was confirmed by the organization itself.

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Ju Thai arrives at the duel with her compatriot coming from a triumph over JJ Aldrich in December last year. She has two other victories in the UFC, in addition to two defeats, including the one suffered by Jedrzejczyk, in July 2014, in their UFC debut. In total, Lima has nine victories and three setbacks in his professional MMA record.

Yes, Amanda ribas, black belt in judo and jiu-jitsu, arrives in the UFC following a victory over Jennifer Araneda, back in May 2016, at Max Fight, a Brazilian event. She's been sharpening her weapons at American Top Team, where she trains with the bantamweight champion Amanda nunes, in addition to Joanna and other big names in the strawweight division, such as Nina ansaroff, Jessica Aguilar and Tecia torres.

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