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 seeking 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 seeking 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 general.
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 Might, the place he suffered a nasty knockout loss by the hands of Khaos Williams. That setback snapped a two-fight successful streak for ‘Moçambique’, who beforehand earned back-t0-back wins over Jeremiah Wells and Jared Gooden.
Additionally featured on tonight’s UFC Vegas 101 primary card is a extremely anticipated middleweight bout between Chris Curtis and Roman Kopylov.
Curtis (31-11 MMA) will enter the competition seeking 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 general.
Get all of tonight’s dwell outcomes and highlights under (refresh for updates):
UFC Vegas 101 Essential 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) – Rodriguez def. Bashi by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
Uros Medic (171) vs. Punahele Soriano (171) – Soriano def. Medic by way of KO at 0:31 of Spherical 1
ALL HE NEEDED WAS 30 SECONDS 😱😱😱@Puna185 will get his first welterweight end! #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/57UfaJKkeY
— UFC (@ufc) January 12, 2025
UFC Vegas 101 Prelims (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Felipe Bunes (126) vs. Jose Johnson (128.5)* – Bunes def. Johnson by way of submission (armbar) at 2:04 of Spherical 1
WHAT A SCRAMBLE! 😱@BunesFelipinho takes residence the primary spherical submission!
[ #UFCVegas101 main card is up next on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/mq2wb3ec6n
— UFC (@ufc) January 11, 2025
Ihor Potieria (188)* vs. Marco Tulio (185.5) – Tulio def. Potieria by way of TKO at 3:04 of Spherical 1
DEBUT DUBS 👏🇧🇷@MarcoTulio_MMA will get the primary spherical TKO at #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/GPojscTrsX
— UFC (@ufc) January 11, 2025
Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Trey Ogden (155.5) – Moises def. Ogden by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
Preston Parsons (171) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5) – Smith def. Parsons by way of KO at 1:13 of Spherical 1
Nicolle Caliari (125.5) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (126) – Kareckaite def Caliarivia by way of 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 by way of TKO (elbows) at 4:27 of Spherical 2
She will get it achieved 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 choosing to win tonight’s primary occasion rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas?
