Flyweight Contenders Immediately After messi barber And amanda ribas As Saturday stepped into the cage, blood flowed onto the canvas.
In UFC on ABC 5 In the co-main event, Barber (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) finished a wild back-and-forth brawl by defeating Ribas (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) by TKO at 3:42 of Round 2 . , The card took place at the WayStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
After the first round was defeated when Ribas attempted a leg submission, in round 2 Barber launched a finishing combination with a head kick. Ribas briefly hurt Barber, but Barber quickly reversed position.
After a surprising high kick, Barber stepped forward and cornered Ribas, who eventually fell to the canvas. Barber leapt over and attacked Ribas, who remained conscious but was unable to defend himself sensibly to the liking of referee Keith Peterson.
When Peterson pulled the barber off Ribas, she was covered in blood and roared loudly. After the pause, Ribas rose to his feet and gave Peterson a double thumbs up.
With this victory, Barber has won five consecutive victories. she continues her search For revenge a loss against now-UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso. On the other side of the equation, Ribas has gone 1-2 in her most recent three starts.
The latest UFC on ABC 5 results include:
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Messi Barber defeated. Amanda Ribas via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:42
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Austen Lane vs. Justin Tafa declared a no contest (Tafa suffers an accidental eye poke) – Round 1, 0:29
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David Onama def. Gabriel Santos via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 4:13
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Brendan Allen def. Bruno Silva via submission (rear-naked choke) – 4:39 of round 1
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Neil Magny defeated. Phil Rowe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Randy Brown defeated. Wellington Terman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Mateusz Rebecki def. Loik Radzabov via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:36
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Tabatha Ricci def. Gillian Robertson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Joshua Wan def. Zalgas Zhumagulov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Chepe Mariscal defeated. Trevor Peak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Jack Jenkins def. Jamal Emmers via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
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Cedric Dumas defeated. Cody Brundage via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
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