UFC on ESPN 3: Amanda Ribas wanted to KO Emily Whitmire, but settled for a tapout
MINNEAPOLIS – Amanda Ribas beat Emily Whitmire with a second-round submission Saturday night on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 3 in Minneapolis.
Take a look inside the fight with Ribas, who picked up a win in her UFC debut.
Result: Amanda Ribas def. Emily Whitmire via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:10
Updated records: Ribas (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Whitmire (4-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Key stat: Ribas was fighting for the first time in more than three years thanks to a USADA suspension.
Ribas on the fight’s key moment
“Thank God, no (I didn’t feel any ring rust). I flied in the cage. I was so happy. That was awesome.”
Ribas on expecting a knockout
“In my mind, I was imagining doing a knockout. But I studied Emily a lot, and I saw her jiu-jitsu – it’s good. But I trusted in my coaches and my jiu-jitsu and (got the finish).”
Ribas on what she wants next
“I was thinking in the cage, please let me say to Dana (White) and Mick (Maynard), ‘Please let me fight on Oct. 18,’ because it’s my mom’s birthday in October. I want to give her a present. I don’t have any name in my mind. But I’m an ambitious girl. So if they can put (me with a top 15) in the rankings, I can get it.”
To hear more from Ribas, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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