Montserrat Ruiz
Conejo Mad
Mexico
Losing streak hits four
Ruiz lost to Alice Ardelean via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Ruiz found herself as the largest underdog on the card (+290) for a second fight in a row and predictably struggled as a result. There wasn't a whole lot going on in this one, but Ardelean landed the cleaner blows throughout. Ruiz did manage to see the final bell, which is no small feat considering she was knocked out in each of her previous three fights. In addition to the durability issues, Ruiz has displayed zero ability to generate consistent offense at this level. It's nearly impossible to envision a scenario in which her roster spot survives this four-fight losing streak.
Ruiz found herself as the largest underdog on the card (+290) for a second fight in a row and predictably struggled as a result. There wasn't a whole lot going on in this one, but Ardelean landed the cleaner blows throughout. Ruiz did manage to see the final bell, which is no small feat considering she was knocked out in each of her previous three fights. In addition to the durability issues, Ruiz has displayed zero ability to generate consistent offense at this level. It's nearly impossible to envision a scenario in which her roster spot survives this four-fight losing streak.
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Next fight scheduled
Ruiz will fight Alice Ardelean at UFC Vegas 110 on Nov. 1, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruiz has lost three straight fights since winning her UFC debut back in March 2021, so she'll be desperate to turn things around against Ardelean, who has dropped two of three bouts since joining the UFC.
Ruiz has lost three straight fights since winning her UFC debut back in March 2021, so she'll be desperate to turn things around against Ardelean, who has dropped two of three bouts since joining the UFC.
Third straight knockout loss
Ruiz lost to Eduarda Moura via TKO (punches) at 2:14 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Entering as a +500 underdog, largest on the entire card, Ruiz had zero chance of winning this fight. She was dominated from bell-to-bell by an opponent twice her size. There's nothing positive to say regarding Ruiz's performance inside the octagon, with her lone highlight of the night being the fact she will head home with a nice chunk of Moura's purse after the latter missed weight by 3.5 pounds on Friday morning. Ruiz has been knocked out in three straight fights and there's a strong possibility her time with the UFC has come to an end.
Entering as a +500 underdog, largest on the entire card, Ruiz had zero chance of winning this fight. She was dominated from bell-to-bell by an opponent twice her size. There's nothing positive to say regarding Ruiz's performance inside the octagon, with her lone highlight of the night being the fact she will head home with a nice chunk of Moura's purse after the latter missed weight by 3.5 pounds on Friday morning. Ruiz has been knocked out in three straight fights and there's a strong possibility her time with the UFC has come to an end.
Taking on heavy opponent
Ruiz will face Eduarda Moura at a catchweight at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday after Moura missed the strawweight limit, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruiz was added as a replacement fighter in mid-September and will now receive a financial boost for facing a heavy opponent. She was defeated by Jaqueline Amorim in August for a second straight loss and will try to break that streak against Moura, who is making her UFC debut.
Ruiz was added as a replacement fighter in mid-September and will now receive a financial boost for facing a heavy opponent. She was defeated by Jaqueline Amorim in August for a second straight loss and will try to break that streak against Moura, who is making her UFC debut.
Filling in as replacement
Ruiz will face off against Eduarda Moura at UFC San Paulo on Nov. 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ruiz has answered the call for a replacement to fight Eduarda Moura after So Yul Kim withdrew from the bought due to undisclosed reasons. The 30-year-old Mexican fighter will look to get back on track after dropping her last two fights.
Ruiz has answered the call for a replacement to fight Eduarda Moura after So Yul Kim withdrew from the bought due to undisclosed reasons. The 30-year-old Mexican fighter will look to get back on track after dropping her last two fights.
Dominated in return from layoff
Ruiz lost to Jaqueline Amorim via TKO (strikes) at 3:41 of Round 3 at UFC on ESPN 51 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Fighting for the first time in more than two years, Ruiz was dominated. The lone highlight of her evening was that she landed her only takedown attempt which came early in Round 3. Other than that, it was all downhill. The total strikes count was 141-20 in favor of Amorim, and there appeared to be multiple instances in which referee Chris Tognoni was close to ending it. He finally did so with just over two minutes remaining. Ruiz took an unanimous decision from Cheyanne Vlismas in her UFC debut back in March 2021, but she's dropped two straight since. Her roster spot is probably in jeopardy following this effort.
Fighting for the first time in more than two years, Ruiz was dominated. The lone highlight of her evening was that she landed her only takedown attempt which came early in Round 3. Other than that, it was all downhill. The total strikes count was 141-20 in favor of Amorim, and there appeared to be multiple instances in which referee Chris Tognoni was close to ending it. He finally did so with just over two minutes remaining. Ruiz took an unanimous decision from Cheyanne Vlismas in her UFC debut back in March 2021, but she's dropped two straight since. Her roster spot is probably in jeopardy following this effort.