Who is Amanda Ribas's father?

Ranked No.7 and No.6 in the women’s strawweight and flyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, respectively, Amanda Ribas made her first-ever fight night headline against the former UFC women's strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas. Unfortunately, she lost this bout via a unanimous decision.

Fighting from a small town in Brazil to headlining a fight night event against a former champion, the Virginia native has come a long way. Starting her professional career in 2014, Amanda Ribas currently boasts a record of 13 wins and 5 losses in mixed martial arts. She also possesses 4 knockout and 4 submission wins and also 4 first-round finishes, making her fight resume look impressive. Over the years, Ribas has gone up against some of the most prominent names in the strawweight and flyweight divisions, like Mackenzie Dern, Viviane Araujo, Maycee Barber, etc.

Amanda Ribas made her UFC debut in June 2019 against Emily Whitmire and won the bout via a second-round rear naked choke submission. And moreover, she was on a five-fight win streak until she faced Marina Rodriguez in early 2021.

In 2023, Amanda Ribas fought thrice inside the octagon and lost only once against Maycee Barber at UFC on ABC 5. During the fight, Maycee Barber TKO’d Ribas at 3:42 in the second round in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

However, Ribas immediately bounced back from the loss by TKO’ing Luana Pinheiro in the third round of a strawweight. The fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig on November 18, 2023, in Las Vegas, United States.

Amanda Ribas Father

Marcelo Ribas is the father of the UFC strawweight Amanda Ribas. He has been a long-time Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai coach. Marcelo Ribas has been the backbone of Amanda Ribas since her childhood. She trained under his instructions until she started training with the national judo teams in Brazil.

As per Amanda Ribas, she was born to the mat, and her father has been the greatest support she has ever received in terms of her professional career. She also exclaims about the time when she had to stop training due to a knee injury, and her father was upset about the happening. However, the 30-year-old fighter is currently competing in the topmost tier of the sport, and there is nothing more to make her father happy.

During her promotions before facing Marina Rodriguez, she claimed her father had a tattoo of her UFC debut appearance.

*Last updated on March 24, 2024.