Leave it to Amanda Ribas to call someone out in the nicest way possible.
Cheerful UFC strawweight prospect Ribas (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) took to Twitter to call out top-five ranked Yan Xiaonan (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who’s also coming off her first octagon setback.
Heyy @yanxiaonan how are you?I was thinking..almost all fighters in our weight division have a scheduled fight..How about schedule ours too?I think it would be a GREAAT fight😍😍😍@ufc @UFCNews @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 @ribasfight @Alexdavismma @MMAjunkie @espnmma @canalCombate
— Amanda Ribas (@amandaribasufc) June 24, 2021
Heyy @yanxiaonan how are you? I was thinking..almost all fighters in our weight division have a scheduled fight..How about schedule ours too?I think it would be a GREAAT fight
When she returns to the octagon, Ribas will look to rebound from her second-round TKO loss to Marina Rodriguez this past January at UFC 257. The loss snapped her five-fight winning streak, which included a win over strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern.
The Brazilian fan favorite was scheduled to face Angela Hill at UFC on ESPN 24 in May, but she withdrew the day of the event after testing positive for COVID-19. The bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 189 in June, but Ribas was forced out once again due to lingering effects from COVID and, as a result, the fight was scrapped.
Meanwhile, Xiaonan also recently saw her impressive run in the UFC come to a halt. After starting out 6-0, including a win over former title challenger Claudia Gadelha, Xiaonan was stopped by former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza in May in a pivotal title contention bout.
