MMA's Tabatha Ricci Plays Sports At The Beach In Two-Piece
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on October 15, 2023 at 9:00 PM EDT
MMA fighter Tabatha 'Baby Shark' Ricci shows off her body as she plays sports on the beach in a two-piece.
She is clearly living up to her nickname as she plays the sport in a two-piece bathing suit while at the beach.
Tabatha Ricci Plays Hurling At The Beach
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The MMA fighter was seen playing hurling while wearing a two-piece at the beach alongside her boyfriend, professional boxer Callum Walsh.
Walsh shared the video to Instagram, captioning the Reel, "A Brazilian playing hurling".
Fans immediately took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the video. "Ngl, this love story has been kinda cute to watch unfold. Combat sports really have it all," one fan said.
"She had the most watched weigh-in ever on YouTube; that’s why she is popular among fans," another user wrote.
While another questioned the way the two were playing the sport, writing, "Wait why don't you just hit it back with the stick instead of catching it?"
Tabatha Ricci Set To Fight In UFC 295
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Reports have confirmed that Tabatha Ricci and Loopy Godinez are set to meet in a strawweight bout at UFC 295, which is set to take place on November 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Ricci is currently number 13 at 115 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. Godinez is tied for the number 15 spot with Xiong Jing Nan. Ricci (9-1) is undefeated since she lost in her UFC debut to Manon Fiorot.
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, the 'Baby Shark' opened up about who inspired her to get into fighting. Of course, her answer was the one and only Ronda Rousey.
"I did look up a lot to Ronda Rousey because she comes from a judo background," Ricci said. "She was one of the fighters that I always watched and always liked to study her game."
Tabatha Ricci On What Motivates Her To Train
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The Brazilian MMA fighter spoke out following her unanimous decision win over Gillian Robertson at UFC and on what keeps her motivated to train -- when another fighter calls her out.
"I feel like it just motivates me to train more, because if like, this person's calling me out, she really knows, and she thinks that she can beat me," she told Sportskeeda MMA. "So I'm like, okay, so I want to prove the opposite, and I accept the challenge... I took the pressure as a motivation, and I'm like, I'm more happy and excited with my training, so yeah, that was a fun, fun camp."
Tabatha Ricci Continues To Improve Her MMA Skills
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The unanimous decision win over Gillian Robertson extended her winning streak to 4 consecutive wins. Although she won, many were calling out her on her performance, but that is something the "Baby Shark" did not agree with, claiming she is constantly working to improve her MMA skills.
"I don't know what they're thinking. I really like my performance, I feel like I'm improving each fight slow, getting more cage time, getting more comfortable there," she said, adding, "so I don't know what they're thinking but I really wanna fight again this year, so I'm just waiting."