“Black Widow vibes” - UFC star Tabatha Ricci’s ‘much improved’ BJJ skills go viral, fans react

UFC fighter Tabatha Ricci already boasts a decent submission grappling skillset, as seen in her armbar victory over Jessica Penne in March. 'Baby Shark' is now further honing her BJJ game, leaving fans impressed with a sneak peek.

Ricci jumped a standing armbar at the beginning of the video, a move fans particularly took note of. The 28-year-old continued to pull off stunt-level BJJ moves, even transitioning to a kneebar from a backpack at one point.

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Fans believe the Brazilian strawweight can be a future champion judging by her rapidly developing skillset. A fan even compared her to the Marvel character Black Widow, real name Natasha Romanoff, who is a world-class athlete, gymnast, acrobat, and aerialist. @blase_blase1 wrote:

"Black widow vibes"

@beardedlifter wrote:

"Baby shark/ spider monkey & and future ufc champ"

@15.lako wrote:

"If you do the first move on your next fight 😯😯😯"

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Image courtesy: @tabatha.ricci on Instagram

Coming off a dominant decision win over Gillian Robertson last month, Tabatha Ricci also stated that she doesn't have a fight lined up at the moment.

Image courtesy: @tabatha.ricci on Instagram

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Tabatha Ricci weighs in on the upcoming UFC 292 strawweight title fight

Zhang Weili is scheduled to make her first strawweight title defense against Amanda Lemos in the co-main event at UFC 292 next month. This came as a surprise to many who considered Yan Xiaonan the rightful title contender.

However, Tabatha Ricci believes Lemos, who is 7-1 in the UFC with five finishes, has done enough to earn herself a gold bid. 'Baby Shark' even predicted a major upset win for Lemos who is going in as a sizeable +200 underdog. Ricci said in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA:

I'm not surprised [about Lemos getting the title shot]. She's been doing really well, she's been finishing fights, knocking people out, she deserves the shot for sure."

She added:

"I think she has a big chance [of defeating Weili]. I think she's a more complete fighter. She has the ground game too, so I think it's going to be very interesting."

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