UFC 318 Update: Tabatha Ricci to Face Amanda Ribas in New Orleans

Tabatha Ricci will square off against Amanda Ribas in a strawweight bout at UFC 318.

MMA Mania was first to report the booking. UFC 318 takes place on July 19 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and is headlined by a BMF title bout between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier.

Ricci is coming off a 2-1 campaign in 2024 that concluded with a unanimous decision loss against Xiaonan Yan at UFC Fight Night 248 on Nov. 23. “Baby Shark” is 6-3 in the Octagon with victories over the likes of Angela Hill, Tecia Pennington and Gillian Robertson.

Ribas has alternated between flyweight and strawweight bouts during her promotional tenure. She has lost three of her last four fights, including a third-round submission defeat to Mackenzie Dern in her most recent outing at UFC Fight Night 249 on Jan. 11.