Amanda Limborco Alcântara Ribas (born August 26, 1993) is a Brazilian professional

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. She currently competes in the women's Strawweight and

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divisions of the

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(UFC). As of March 11, 2025, she is #7 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings.

Background

The

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native is the daughter of Marcelo Ribas, a judo and Jiu-jitsu coach who also teaches Muay Thai. She trained under her father until she was part of one of the national judo youth teams in Brazil. She stopped training and competing for some years after suffering knee injuries. She started to train and compete again after seeing some of her colleagues training for an MMA tournament.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After winning 2014 IMMAF World Championship in the Women's Flyweight division, Ribas started her professional MMA career in 2014 and fought primarily in Brazil. She amassed a record of 6–1 prior to being signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ribas was scheduled to face Juliana Lima at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on July 7, 2017. However, Ribas was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation and removed from the bout. The possible violation stems from a sample collected June 7. She was replaced by

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. She initially received a two-year sanction by USADA after testing positive for Ostarine, but the suspension was terminated on May 3, 2019 as USADA determined that the positive test was the result of an ostarine contaminated dietary supplement. In her UFC debut, Ribas faced Emily Whitmire on June 29, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 3. She won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. On October 12, 2019, Ribas faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Ribas was scheduled to face Paige VanZant on March 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira. However, VanZant was forced to pull out of the fight due to fracturing her right arm, and she was replaced by Randa Markos. She won the fight via unanimous decision. The bout with VanZant was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 251 on July 12, 2020. Ribas won the fight via a submission in round one. Ribas was expected to face

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on December 12, 2020 at UFC 256. However, on October 9, it was announced that Esparza was pulled due to undisclosed reasons. Instead, Ribas was scheduled to face

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on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257. However, it was reported on December 8, 2020 that Waterson was forced out of the event, and she was replaced by

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. Ribas lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Ribas was scheduled to meet Angela Hill on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24. However, the day of the event Ribas was removed from the bout due to

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protocols and the bout was cancelled. The bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 189 on June 5, 2021. Two weeks later, the pairing was scrapped once again as Ribas was still suffering from lingering

symptoms. Ribas faced Virna Jandiroba on October 30, 2021 at UFC 267. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Ribas was again scheduled to face

on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 205. However, the bout was postponed to UFC 274 on May 7, 2022 due to Waterson sustaining an undisclosed injury before she ultimately was ruled out of the bout in mid-March. Ribas faced

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on May 14, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 36. She lost the close bout via split decision. The bout earned Ribas her first '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Ribas was scheduled to face Tracy Cortez on December 3, 2022 at

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. However, shortly after the official weigh-ins, the promotion announced Cortez was pulled from the bout due to an unspecified medical issue and the bout was cancelled. Ribas faced Viviane Araújo on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Ribas faced

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on June 24, 2023 at UFC on ABC 5. She lost the bout via technical knockout in the second round. Ribas faced

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in a strawweight bout on November 18, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 232. She won the fight via TKO in the third round. This fight earned her the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Ribas faced former UFC Women's Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas on March 23, 2024 in the main event, at UFC on ESPN 53. She lost the bout by unanimous decision. Ribas was scheduled to face

in a rematch on December 14, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 63. However, the bout was moved for unknown reasons to January 11, 2025 in order to serve as the main event at UFC Fight Night 249. Ribas lost the fight via an armbar submission at the end of the third round. Ribas was scheduled to face Tabatha Ricci on July 19, 2025 at UFC 318. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved to UFC on ABC 9 which will take place on July 26, 2025.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) ** Performance of the Night (One time) vs.

**UFC.com Awards ***2019: Ranked #3 Newcomer of the Year *Jungle Fight **Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship (One time) *Max Fight **MF Strawweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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