Amanda Ribas (UFC) Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography & More

 

Amanda Ribas is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist who, as of September 2023, has competed in the Strawweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In June 2023, she was ranked #11 in the UFC women’s flyweight rankings, and in May 2023, she got the rank #11 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings. She is the daughter of Marcelo Ribas, who is a judo, Jiu-jitsu, and Muay Thai coach. She was a former member of the Marcelo Ribas Team and has been a part of the American Top Team since 2016.

Wiki/Biography

Amanda Limborco Alcantara (Alcântara) Ribas, also known as Amanda Ribas was born on Thursday, 26 August 1993 (age 30 years; as of 2023) in Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her zodiac sign is Virgo.

Amanda Ribas was born into a family involved in martial arts. She was introduced to jiu-jitsu and judo at a young age. Despite a brief step away from training to become a dancer, she returned to the gym, where her father took over her training more seriously. Later on, she participated in amateur MMA fights set up by her father. According to Amanda, she wanted to represent Brazil in the Olympics as a judoka, but two knee surgeries led her to change her plans. In 2014, at the age of 21, after training in her family’s gym in Varginha, she decided to pursue a professional MMA career. She has completed her graduation from Grupo Unis Distance Education. In an interview, she talked about her early martial arts career and said,

It was funny because I didn’t even want to fight, but my teammates were training for the tryouts. I was back to Varginha after blowing my knee, and I didn’t want to even hear about sports or get close to the gym. But I went there to watch a training session and saw them preparing for the tryouts, and I felt that fire again.”

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 3″

Weight (approx.): 57 kg

Hair Colour: Black and blonde

Eye Colour: Black

Figure Measurements (approx.): 28-26-30

Family

Amanda belongs to a Christian family in Varginha.

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Marcelo Ribas, is a coach and teaches judo, Jiu-jitsu, and Muay Thai. Her mother’s name is Mirelly Limborço.

She has a brother, Arthur Ribas, who works at Academia Ribas Family, and a sister, Marcelly Ribas, who works at MAZ- Associação Artística Marina Azze.

Husband & Children

She is unmarried and has no kids.

Relationship/Affair

Amanda Ribas has been dating Julio Arantes since 2021. He is a Jiu-jitsu athlete at Rodrigo Carvalho BJJ.

Religion

Amanda follows Christianity.

Signature/Autograph

Career

Pentagon Combat

On 15 March 2014, Ribas fought Jéssica Almeida at Pentagon Combat 19 in her UFC debut match. She won the match in the first round by TKO in 42 seconds. Next, she faced Ariane Carnelossi at  Pentagon Combat 20 on 27 September 2014. She won the match by submission hold (kneebar) in the first round. Her last fight in Pentagon Combat was against Iara Sales, who she defeated by TKO in the first round within 36 seconds.

Jungle Fight

On 11 April 2015, Ribas made her debut in the Jungle Fight 76 against Aline Sattelmayer. She won the match by a unanimous decision. On 4 July 2015, she fought against Tania Pereda at Jungle Night 79. She won the match by a submission hold in the first round and won the vacant Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship. Ribas had her first title defence against Polyana Viana on 28 November 2015 at Jungle Fight 83. She lost the match in the first round by getting KO (punches). She lost the Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship.

 

Max Fight

On 21 May 2016, Ribas fought against Jennifer Gonzalez Araneda at Max Fight 18. She won the match by knocking out Araneda in the second round. This earned her the vacant MF Strawweight Championship.

In 2014, Amanda won the IMMAF (International Mixed Martial Arts Federation) World Championship in the Women’s Flyweight division and started her career as a professional MMA player. She used to fight majorly in Brazil, and prior to signing UFC, she had a record of 6-1.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

On 7 July 2017, Ribas was scheduled to fight against Juliana Lima at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale, but she got flagged down by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) due to possible charges of anti-doping violation and was replaced from the fight by Tecia Torres. The samples were collected earlier on 7 June 2017. She was initially sanctioned by USADA for two years after testing positive for Ostarine, but the penalty was lifted on 3 May 2019, after USADA concluded that the positive test was caused by an ostarine-contaminated nutritional supplement. Ribas made her UFC debut against Emily Whitmire on 29 June 2019 at UFC on ESPN 3. She won the fight in the second round with a rear-naked choke submission. On 12 October 2019, she fought against Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson, and won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Ribas was scheduled to fight Paige VanZant on 14 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira. However, due to a fracture in her right arm, VanZant was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Randa Markos, who was defeated by Ribas by a unanimous decision.

On 12 July 2020, a match was rescheduled with VanZant, which took place at UFC 251. Ribas won the fight in round one with a submission hold.

On 12 December 2020, Ribas was to face Carla Esparza at UFC 256. But on 9 October 2020, Carla had to be pulled out due to unknown reasons. Instead on 24 January 2021, Ribas was matched up against FMichelle Waterson at UFC 257. However, on 8 December 2020, it was reported that Waterson was forced to withdraw from the tournament and was replaced by Marina Rodriguez. In the match against Rodriguez, Ribas was defeated by a technical knockout in the second round.

On 8 May 2021, Ribas was scheduled to have a face-off against Angela Hill at UFC on ESPN 24. Due to COVID-19 protocols, Ribas was removed on the day of the event and the event was cancelled. The fight was rescheduled for 5 June 2021 for UFC Fight Night 189. After two weeks, the fight between the two was called off as Ribas showed symptoms of COVID-19. On 30 October 2021, Ribas faced Virna Jandiroba at UFC 267 and won the fight via a unanimous decision.

On 26 March 2022, Ribas was re-scheduled to face Michelle Waterson at UFC Fight Night 205. However, the fight was postponed to 7 May 2022 at UFC 274. This was due to Waterson, who sustained an injury which she didn’t disclose before she finally was removed from the fight in mid-March. On 14 May 2022, Ribas faced Katlyn Chookagian at UFC on ESPN 36 but lost the closely contested match via split decision. The fight earned Ribas Fight of the Night bonus award for the first time.

On 3 December 2022, Ribas was scheduled to face Tracy Cortez at UFC on ESPN 42. Eventually, after the official weigh-ins, the promotion announced pulling out Cortez from the scheduled fight due to an undisclosed medical issue and the fight was cancelled. On 4 March 2023, Ribas fought Viviane Araújo at UFC 285 and won the fight by a unanimous decision.

On 24 June 2023, Ribas faced Maycee Barber at UFC on ABC 5 and lost the match by a technical knockout during the second round.

Controversy

Possible Doping Charges on Amanda Ribas

USADA removed Amanda Ribas, the new strawweight signee of 2017, due to an anti-doping violation and removed her from the fight against Juliana Lima at the Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale in Las Vegas. The samples were collected earlier before the match in June 2017 and showed some possibly violated results. USADA had worked with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), the commission which was responsible for the jurisdiction of the event, on the case related to doping. The UFC gave a statement saying,

Because of her potential anti-doping violation and the proximity to that event, Ribas has been removed from the card and the UFC is currently seeking a replacement,” ¹

Awards & Titles

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

• Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Katlyn Chookagian

Jungle Fight

• Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship (One time)

Max Fight

• MF Strawweight Championship (One time)

Salary/Career Earning

In 2021, Amanda’s career earnings were estimated at $242,500. ²

Car Collection

Amanda owns a Porsche 718 Cayman that she bought in June 2021.

She had a Chery Tiggo, which met with an accident in August 2023.

Bike Collection

Amanda owns a Caloi Mountain Bike.

Tattoos

She has a quote inked on her right leg.

She has a small tattoo on her arm and neck.

Favourites

• Food: Bakery products

• Boxer: Muhammad Ali

• Colour: Green

Facts/Trivia

• Amanda initially wanted to leave training and pursue dancing, but her father’s influence didn’t let her do so.

• Amanda’s loved ones and fans call her Amandinha, which means Little Amanda.

• Following her UFC loss to Maycee Barber in 2023, Amanda Ribas was scheduled to undergo surgery to address her broken orbital bone, which left her unable to fight for a period of 3 months.

• She owns 4 pet dogs named Nega, Floquinho, Psico, and Bebe.
  

  Amanda’s all dogs

• Amanda enjoys spending time in pools and on beaches.
  

  Amanda in a swimming pool

• Amanda is the brand ambassador of many products and often promotes them on different platforms.
  

  Amanda’s collab withGripp Corretora de Seguros

  

  Amanda promoting Desincoffee

• Amanda loves to travel and visit new places.
  

  Amanda at Disneyland

• She has appeared in a talk show named Hunger of Fight, hosted by Thiago Castanho, where she talked about her journey and enjoyed various activities such as cooking, dancing, exploring, etc.
  

  Amanda cooking at the show

• Amanda follows a non-vegetarian diet.
  

  A picture of Amanda having Sushi

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