Amanda Ribas vs Emily Whitmire added to June 29 UFC show

Amanda Ribas tem pena reduzida, e UFC marca estreia contra Emily Whitmire, 29 de junho | combate | Sportv https://t.co/0NTzBddj8M com @marbarone

— Raphael Marinho (@raphamarinho) May 3, 2019

Raphael Marinho of Combate reported today that Amanda Ribas vs Emily Whitmire has been added to UFC on ESPN 3 June 29 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. This fight will be at Strawweight. Amanda signed with the UFC two years ago. She was supposed to fight in July but she failed a drug test for what turned out to be a tainted supplement. The USADA suspended her for two years but they announced a reduction of the suspension today. The USADA is now more lenient with tainted supplements. She would not have been suspended that long today. So this is her UFC debut. She is 25 years old from Brazil. Her record is 7-1 in the Brazilian regional circuit. Emily is 27 years old from Hillsboro, OR. She trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Her record is 4-2 and she is 2-1 in the UFC. She was in TUF 26 for Flyweights but she dropped to Strawweight afterwards. And she has won her two fights at Strawweight. Obviously I haven't seen Amanda so we'll see if she's any good.