Eighth-ranked ladies’s flyweight Amanda Ribas headlines this weekend’s UFC Vegas 89 combat card towards former two-time strawweight titleholder Rose Namajunas.
Heading into the most important combat of her profession, Ribas has ready for finest Namajunas attainable.
“I all the time put in my thoughts that I’ll face the perfect Rose Namajunas ever,” Ribas mentioned in the course of the UFC Vegas 89 Media Day. “I am educated for the perfect of her.”
Ribas (13-4) is coming off a surprising spinning wheel kick end over Luana Pinheiro in her final combat however hasn’t put collectively back-to-back wins since 2020. She plans to alter that on Saturday. Ribas hopes a win over Namajunas will garner her a Prime 5 ranked opponent subsequent.
“I actually loved my final 12 months that I did three fights, so this 12 months I hope we will do three fights. I wish to be energetic contained in the octagon. I hope, if I win, God bless me with that, I can do Prime 5 and possibly go to the belt,” she mentioned.
Ribas is ready to go 5 rounds towards Namajunas, however desires to complete the combat. In spite of everything, you sometimes want a end to get a bonus.
“Earlier than I’m a UFC fighter, I’m a UFC fan. I like to observe fights that finish with submission or a knockout, so in all my fights I attempt to do this as a result of, for me the fan, it is higher to observe and for me as a fighter it is higher to get a bonus,” Ribas mentioned.
