The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 101 occasion, a 14-bout struggle card headlined by Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2.
Dern (14-5 MMA) and Ribas (13-5 MMA) initially collided again in October of 2019, with Amanda rising victorious by unanimous resolution.
Mackenzie Dern will enter tonight’s rematch trying to construct off the momentum of her most up-to-date victory over Crazy Godinez this previous August. That win had snapped a two-fight dropping skid for Dern, as she had beforehand suffered losses to Amanda Lemos and Jessica Andrade respectively.
In the meantime, Amanda Ribas can be trying to rebound, this after struggling a unanimous resolution loss to Rose Namajunas in her most earlier effort final March. The 31-year-old has gone 2-3 over her previous 5 Octagon appearances total.
UFC Vegas 101 is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Carlston Harris.
Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA) will enter the competition with hopes of snapping a two-fight dropping skid. The ‘Argentine Dagger’ has suffered setbacks by the hands of Muslim Salikhov and Kevin Holland in his most up-to-date efforts. Santiago’s most up-to-date win got here again at UFC 282 in December of 2022, the place he TKO’d Alex Morono.
In the meantime, Carlston Harris (19-6 MMA) was most beforehand seen in motion final Could, the place he suffered a nasty knockout loss by the hands of Khaos Williams. That setback snapped a two-fight profitable streak for ‘Moçambique’, who beforehand earned back-t0-back wins over Jeremiah Wells and Jared Gooden.
Additionally featured on tonight’s UFC Vegas 101 most important card is a extremely anticipated middleweight bout between Chris Curtis and Roman Kopylov.
Curtis (31-11 MMA) will enter the competition trying to rebound, this after struggling a break up resolution loss to Brendan Allen this previous April. Previous to that, ‘The Motion Man’ was coming off a win over Marc-Andre Barriault.
In the meantime, Roman Kopylov (13-3 MMA) was most beforehand seen in motion this previous June at UFC 302, the place scored a break up resolution victory over Cesar Almeida. The Russian standout has gone 5-1 over his previous six Octagon look total.
Get all of tonight’s stay outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC Vegas 101 Fundamental Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Mackenzie Dern (116) vs. Amanda Ribas (116) –
Carlston Harris (170) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) –
Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Cesar Almeida (185.5) –
Chris Curtis (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185.5) –
Austin Bashi (145.5) vs. Christian Rodriguez (145) –
Uros Medic (171) vs. Punahele Soriano (171) –
UFC Vegas 101 Prelims (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Felipe Bunes (126) vs. Jose Johnson (128.5)* –
Ihor Potieria (188)* vs. Marco Tulio (185.5) –
Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Trey Ogden (155.5) –
Preston Parsons (171) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5) –
Nicolle Caliari (125.5) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (126) – Kareckaite def Caliarivia through break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Bruno Lopes (205.5) – Lopes def. Gadzhiyasulov by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
Viktoriia Dudakova (116) vs. Fatima Kline (116) – Kline def. Dudakova through TKO (elbows) at 4:27 of Spherical 2
She will get it completed within the 2nd spherical! 💥
Fatima Kline will get her first UFC win at #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/crh5KdYwnG
— UFC (@ufc) January 11, 2025
Nurullo Aliev (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki (155) – Aliev def. Solecki by unanimous resolution (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Who’re you selecting to win tonight’s most important occasion rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas?