Fatima
Kline believes she can leapfrog up the rankings with a finish
in her next fight.
Kline is scheduled to fight Amanda
Ribas in a strawweight clash at UFC
Oklahoma City on July 18 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kline is
keen on stopping Ribas inside the distance. “The Archangel”
believes she won’t be very far from the title picture with a finish
over Ribas. The 25-year-old wants to start calling out Top 5-ranked
strawweight contenders if she finishes Ribas.
Looking to Make a Statement
“I want to finish Amanda… Finishing Amanda puts me very close [to
the title],” Kline told Home of Fight. “I know Tatiana [Suarez] just won her
fight, I know Gillian
Robertson just won her fight. This division is wide open for me
to take it and run with it. And that’s exactly what I plan on
doing. I really want to get close to the Top 5, and I want to start
taking out names and showing people that this is my division.”
Kline (9-1) suffered her lone professional loss against Jasmine
Jasudavicius in her
UFC debut in 2024. Kline has since racked up three consecutive
wins with two finishes. Meanwhile, Ribas (12-7) has now dropped
three in a row, getting stopped inside the distance in her last
two.