Strawweight Tabatha Ricci hopes to score her second Octagon win in impressive fashion at UFC Vegas 55. Paired up against grappler Polyana Viana for the main card’s first bout, ‘Baby Shark’ would like to get a clean submission finish.
Having trained with Mackenzie Dern ahead of the fight, Ricci has faith that her grappling skills are sharp enough to take on a submission artist such as Viana. In fact, Tabatha tells Combate that her opponent’s ground game is the main reason why she was excited to accept the pairing.
“I’ve had a pretty long camp, because I’ve been helping some friends, like Mackenzie Dern and Piera Rodriguez.