Amanda Ribas flew to Sao Paulo to commentate a UFC occasion and ended up “beating” a big well-liked Brazilian bodybuilder.
Ribas was on the town to make her debut as a UFC shade commentator on community TV Bandeirantes and determined to increase her keep for an additional couple of days to go to good eating places and scorching spots. A buddy invited her to satisfy and work out with well-liked influencers and bodybuilders Renato Cariani and Julio Balestrin.
“We determined to shoot some movies, however [Balestrin] could be very aggressive, and so am I,” Ribas laughed. “He stored teasing me when cameras had been off, saying I used to be taking the bait [laughs].”
Ribas, who competes at 115 and 125 kilos within the UFC, determined to show Balestrin some MMA strikes and requested if he knew roll in grappling.
“He’s so sturdy. My goodness, he’s so, so sturdy,” Ribas stated of the 46-year-old bodybuilder, who s 6-foot-3 and weighs round 250 kilos in competitors. “Whenever you’re that sturdy and also you roll, your weight… He fell on his face and had a black eye, poor man. However he’s so sturdy, man. That was survival mode, virtually. If he decides to seize me there… I simply went for it.”
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Ribas, 13-5 as a professional MMA fighter, will rematch Mackenzie Dern 5 years after defeating her by way of resolution in her second UFC look, headlining UFC’s first present of 2025 on Jan. 11. Ribas misplaced a choice to former UFC champion Rose Namajunas at flyweight in her most up-to-date look, however gained her final three at strawweight.
