The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Apex Facility in
Las Vegas for a second consecutive week with UFC on ESPN 53. The
event will be headlined by multi-divisional contender
Amanda
Ribas going up against former two-time strawweight champion
Rose
Namajunas.
Ribas is determined to seize the opportunity of her maiden main
event and deliver a resounding statement. The Brazilian boasts a
commendable resume adorned with remarkable triumphs over the likes
of
Viviane
Araujo and
Mackenzie
Dern. She has oscillated between triumphs and defeats across
seven preceding bouts and will look forward to rupturing this
cyclic pattern with a victory over Namajunas.
On the other hand, Namajunas will make the Octagon walk with the
determination to reaffirm her standing among the elite. She dropped
a unanimous decision loss to
Manon
Fiorot in her previous encounter, which also marked her
flyweight debut. Namajunas will be keen to take command of her
career and establish supremacy with the fresh opportunity at her
disposal.
5: Namajunas holds the joint second spot on the women’s strawweight
ladder for most finishes with five to her name.
2: She also occupies the shared No.3 spot for most KO/ TKO wins in
the divisional history with two finishes of that nature under her
belt.
3: With three submission wins, “Thug” is second on the list for
most submission wins at strawweight.
4: She also has four title fight wins to her credit, which is only
behind former divisional queen
Joanna
Jedrzejczyk.
6: Her innate ability to deliver entertaining fights is highlighted
by the fact that she holds the second spot on the list for total
fight night bonus winners.
2:56:44: She’s ninth on the divisional list for total fight time,
which speaks volumes about her in-cage experience.
2.49: Ribas maintains a striking differential of 2.49, which is the
fourth best in the division.
42%: The American Top Team standout boasts a 42% striking accuracy
in her fights.
63%: Besides her offensive prowess, she maintains a commendable
significant strike defense at 63%.
87%: Ribas is also very difficult to take to the ground,
underscored by the 87% takedown defense rate she maintains in her
fights.