She humorously adds a few extra syllables to the word “cut” when she says, “weight cut,” noting that she’s interested in taking fights up a weight class at flyweight, maybe even this year. She cackles with her honest reason.
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“I like to eat, guys!”
But for now, the task is at 115 pounds.
“My division is the best one because the girls are so equal. There are girls really hard in striking, girls really hard in no-gi, and we are all almost on the same level. I think it’s funny. You don’t have just one [champion]. Maybe next week will be another [champ]…maybe! [Laughs] I think it’s so beautiful, that belt. I want it! Of course, Angela Hill first, but I imagine me with the belt.”
She will look to add Hill to the growing list of strawweight vets who Ribas ran through in her first four UFC appearances, including Mackenzie Dern, Randa Markos and Paige VanZant. Hill, who is experiencing something of a renaissance as a fighter, arguably poses her toughest test to date.
