The UFC Macau co-main occasion noticed China’s Yan Xiaonan tackle ‘Child Shark’ Tabatha Ricci within the girls’s strawweight division. All through the bout, the stable technical placing from Yan managed the match because the Brazilian was unable to search out any success.
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci Outcomes
Yan Xiaonan is ranked quantity two within the girls’s strawweight division and is coming off of a title shot loss towards Zhang Weili at UFC 300 earlier this 12 months. Tabatha Ricci noticed this combat as a golden alternative to skyrocket up the rankings. Coming off two consecutive wins, ‘Child Shark‘ was seeking to show that she belongs on the high. Title implications had been doubtlessly on the road on this one because the Jiu-Jitsu of Ricci took on the sanda placing of Yan.
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci Highlights
Spherical 1 was contested on the ft as Ricci was unable to safe a takedown or discover the clinch. Yan Xiaonan managed the opening spherical from vary and was capable of land 17 strikes to Ricci’s 0. Spherical 2 opened to way more motion with Yan beautiful her Brazilian opponent however Ricci secured a takedown and Yan popped up again to her ft the place she landed extra stable punches. In spherical 3, hooks to the physique landed from Yan as Ricci struggled to shut the gap. Lengthy jabs and combos continued to land all through the spherical for Yan.
Together with her win, she referred to as out Zhang Weili for a world title rematch.
Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci through Unanimous Choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) and out-landed her 41-8 in vital strikes.
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#UFCMacau Official End result: Yan Xiaonan (@YanXiaonan 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) defeats Tabatha Ricci by Unanimous Choice. Full Principal Card Outcomes 
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MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Yan Xiaonan of China punches Tabatha Ricci of Brazil of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Struggle Night time occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (R-L) Yan Xiaonan of China kicks Tabatha Ricci of Brazil of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Struggle Night time occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Yan Xiaonan of China and Tabatha Ricci of Brazil alternate punches of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Struggle Night time occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
