Tabatha Ricci expects a win over Jessica Penne to catapult her career. Ricci (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) faces Penne (14-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at UFC 285 on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Penne is a former Invicta FC atomweight champion and a former UFC title challenger. She was part of “The Ultimate Fighter” season in 2014 that crowned an inaugural strawweight champion, so Ricci considers her a pioneer. “For me, it’s an honor to be fighting Jessica because she’s one of the OGs in the division,” Ricci told MMA Junkie Radio. “She started the division and I think she was the first one to fight for the strawweight belt against Joanna (Jedrzejczyk). “She fought a lot of good girls – Jessica Andrade, all the top five, top 10 – so it’s an honor to be sharing the cage with her. She has a lot of experience. She has more fights than me, so it’s going to be a big step for me, a big challenge. But I’m ready and I’m very excited for this fight. I think we’re really going to put on a show...
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