TRIO OF NEW UFC WOMEN’S BOUTS REVEALED INCLUDING RETURN OF EMILY WHITMIRE

A trio of new women’s bouts have been announced for upcoming events. Here are the fights, together with my first thoughts on them.
Emily Whitmire vs. Amanda Ribas, UFC on ESPN 3
An intriguing women’s strawweight bout between Emily Whitmire and Amanda Ribas was scheduled for UFC on ESPN 3, occurring June 29 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Combate broke the news. Whitmire (4-2) is currently 2-1 at the UFC and lately needed just 61 seconds to submit Aleksandra Albu in a breakout performance that place a UFC women’s strawweight record for quickest submission win. Ribas (6-1) was recently cleared by USADA after sitting out two decades due to a tainted supplement and will look to jump back into the win column for the first time because 2016. Given the very long layoff for Ribas and the recent success of Whitmire inside the Octagon, start looking for Whitmire to be a strong betting favorite heading into this bout.
Angela Hill vs. Yan Xiaonan, UFC 238
Because of an injury to Wu Yanan, Angela Hill has agreed to step up on short notice if she takes on Yan Xiaonan at UFC 238, which can be set for June 8 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The news was broken by ESPN. Hill (9-6) recently picked up a decision win over Jodie Esquibel to snap a two-fight win series and will fight less than six weeks afterwards here against Xiaonan. It has been a busy start to 2019 for Hill, who is battling for the third time in four weeks if she make it to this fight. Total Hill is 4-6 at the Octagon in two distinct stints with the promotion. Xiaonan (10-1, 1 NC) is riding a nine-fight unbeaten series and is 3-0 complete in the UFC with all three of her wins coming by choice. This should be a competitive fight but given the level of competition she’s fought and how busy she has been so far in 2019, expect Hill to be preferred in this one.
Claudia Gadelha vs. Randa Markos, UFC 239
Two of the most effective female strawweights on the planet at place to meet UFC 239 as Claudia Gadelha matches Randa Markos. The card occurs July 6 in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gadelha (16-4) is astonishingly only 6-4 from the UFC and is coming from a sudden decision loss to Nina Ansaroff. Once one of the most feared women’s strawweights on the UFC roster, Gadelha has struggled in recent years and appears to be on the decrease at age 30 as all the wars she’s been have caught up to her. Markos (9-6, 1 NC) is 5-5-1 from the UFC and lately picked up arguably her most impressive win nonetheless, a first-round submission success over Angela Hill. Markos has battled consistency problems within the Octagon and has yet to rack up a win series of over 1 fight in a row, however, the victory over Hill may be a sign that she has finally figured out things. Contemplating Gadelha always gets lots of respect from bettors that I really do expect her to be preferred here, but Markos is a live dog in this fight.
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