The UFC Macau co-main occasion noticed China’s Yan Xiaonan tackle ‘Child Shark’ Tabatha Ricci within the girls’s strawweight division. All through the bout, the strong technical hanging from Yan managed the match because the Brazilian was unable to search out any success.
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci Outcomes
Yan Xiaonan is ranked quantity two within the girls’s strawweight division and is coming off of a title shot loss in opposition to Zhang Weili at UFC 300 earlier this yr. Tabatha Ricci noticed this combat as a golden alternative to skyrocket up the rankings. Coming off two consecutive wins, ‘Child Shark‘ was trying to show that she belongs on the high. Title implications had been probably on the road on this one because the Jiu-Jitsu of Ricci took on the sanda hanging of Yan.
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci Highlights
Spherical 1 was contested on the ft as Ricci was unable to safe a takedown or discover the clinch. Yan Xiaonan managed the opening spherical from vary and was in a position to land 17 strikes to Ricci’s 0. Spherical 2 opened to way more motion with Yan gorgeous her Brazilian opponent however Ricci secured a takedown and Yan popped up again to her ft the place she landed extra strong punches. In spherical 3, hooks to the physique landed from Yan as Ricci struggled to shut the space. Lengthy jabs and combos continued to land all through the spherical for Yan.
Along with her win, she referred to as out Zhang Weili for a world title rematch.
Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci by way of Unanimous Choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) and out-landed her 41-8 in vital strikes.
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Yan Xiaonan pointed to the center of the octagon in opposition to Tabatha Ricci 
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#UFCMacau Official Consequence: Yan Xiaonan (@YanXiaonan 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) defeats Tabatha Ricci by Unanimous Choice. Full Essential Card Outcomes 
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MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Yan Xiaonan of China punches Tabatha Ricci of Brazil of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Combat Night time occasion at Galaxy Enviornment on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (R-L) Yan Xiaonan of China kicks Tabatha Ricci of Brazil of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Combat Night time occasion at Galaxy Enviornment on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Yan Xiaonan of China and Tabatha Ricci of Brazil alternate punches of their girls’s strawweight combat through the UFC Combat Night time occasion at Galaxy Enviornment on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
