A potential future strawweight star takes on a former UFC strawweight champion in the octagon. Amanda Ribas and Rose Namajunas compete inside the UFC APEX Center at UFC Vegas 89.
- UFC Vegas 89: Full undercard of Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
- Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams; heavy weights
- Payton Talbott vs. Cameron Saaiman; Bantamweights
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden; Light weights
- how to watch UFC Vegas 89: Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
- UFC Vegas 89 Price: How much does Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas?
- Betting odds for UFC Vegas 89: Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
Ribas, seventh in the UFC strawweight rankings, turned professional in 2014. The former Jungle Fight strawweight champion joined the UFC in 2019 and is 7-3 in the octagon. Ribas is 3-3 in his last six fights, exchanging wins and losses. His previous competition was a TKO victory against Luana Pinheiro in November.
Namajunas turned professional in 2013. She made a name for herself on The Ultimate Fighter in 2014, and although she lost the tournament finals and the chance to become UFC Strawweight Champion against Carla Esparza, “Thug Rose” quickly recovered by beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the title. belt in 2017. Namajunas lost the belt to Jessica Andrade in 2020 but regained it against Zhang Weili in 2021.
Esparza defeated her in a soft rematch to regain the belt. In her last fight in September, Namajunas lost to Manon Fiorot in a flyweight contest.
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Both need a win and Ribas, familiar with the APEX Center, believes she can do enough to eliminate the former champion, who has never competed in APEX.
“I think I can stop her with my distance and my punches, so I think I will knock Rose out in the third round. “I like fighting in Apex because it’s a small cage and I’m close to my opponent.” Ribas said Estaca.com through bloody elbow.
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UFC Vegas 89: Full undercard of Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
Principal card
- Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas; straw weights
- Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams Heavyweights
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. AJ Dobson; Middle weights
- Payton Talbott vs. Caemron Saaiman; Bantamweights
- Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal; featherweights
- Fernando Padilla against Luis Pajuelo; featherweights
Preliminaries
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden; Light weights
- Ricardo Ramos against Julián Erosa; featherweights
- Miles Johns vs. Cody Gibson; Bantamweights
- Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen; featherweights
- Montserrat Rendón against Darya Zheleznyakova; Bantamweights
- Igor Severino against André Lima; fly weights
- Mohammed Usman vs. Mick Parkin; heavy weights
Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams; heavy weights
The co-main event will see Justin Tafa against Karl Williams.
Tafa turned professional in 2018. He is 4-3 with the UFC, with one no-contest to his name. The New Zealand native is looking to prove that he is healthy after withdrawing from a fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima in February. His brother Junior took his place. This time, Justin will replace an injured Junior against Williams.
William turned professional in 2021. The former Dana White Contender Series standout is 3-0 in the Octagon, with his last fight being a decision win in May 2023 against Chase Sherman.
Payton Talbott vs. Cameron Saaiman; Bantamweights
Payton Talbott and Cameron Saaiman compete in a bantamweight fight.
Talbott turned professional in 2021. The 25-year-old is a Dana White Contender Series alum and is 3-0 in the Octagon. His last fight was a submission victory in November against Nick Aguirre. All but one of his victories have not come to the end.
Saaiman is a former K-1 kickboxing champion who turned MMA pro in 2019. Another Contender Series standout, he went 4-0 in the Octagon before suffering a setback in October against Christian Rodriguez. “MSP” looks to regain momentum as he takes down his opponents.
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden; Light weights
Opening the prelims will be Kurt Holobaugh against Trey Ogden.
Holobaugh turned professional in 2011. The former Titan FC featherweight champion competed on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, with a win overturned after revealing he used an IV before their fight. He went 0-2 in the UFC, got fired, went 2-0 with XFC, then returned in 2023 (his third stint with the company) and won The Ultimate Fighter 31 lightweight tournament.
The redemption tour for the 37-year-old began with a submission victory against Lee Hammond, beating Jason Knight via technical knockout and submitting Austin Hubbard in the finals to return to the octagon.
Ogden turned professional in 2015. “Samurai Ghost” joined the UFC in 2022. His last victory in the Octagon was in 2022, and his last fight was a no-contest in November 2023. The Kansas City native has a record of 16-6.
how to watch UFC Vegas 89: Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
- Date: Saturday March 23
- Time: 10 pm Eastern Time | 7 pm Pacific Time | 2am GMT | 13:00 AEDT
- Channel/Live Stream: ESPN+ | TNT Sports | Main event at Kayo
- Location: UFC APEX – Las Vegas
The UFC Vegas 89 prelims begin at 7 pm ET on Saturday, March 23, with the main card at 10 pm ET. Ribas and Namajunas should arrive at the octagon around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on how long the preliminary fights last. The event is at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
UFC Vegas 89 Price: How much does Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas?
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Betting odds for UFC Vegas 89: Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
By MGM BetRose Namajunas is the -210 favorite, while Amanda Ribas is the +170 underdog.
