Initially slated to co-headline UFC Tampa subsequent week, a rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Brazilian star, Amanda Ribas is now on deck to take primary occasion honors at UFC Vegas 101 on Janaury 11. from the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dern, the present quantity six ranked strawweight contender, most not too long ago snapped a two-fight shedding skid again in August at UFC Combat Night time Saudi Arabia, touchdown a unanimous resolution win over Mexican contender, Crazy Godinez in her first win in over a 12 months.
As for Ribas, the Minas Gerais native most not too long ago dropped a primary occasion conflict with former two-time divisional titleholder, Rose Namajunas at UFC Vegas 89 in March of this 12 months — in what got here as a short return to the flyweight restrict.
Mackenzie Dern set to rematch Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 101 in January
And scheduled to co-headline UFC Combat Night time Tampa subsequent weekend beneath a welterweight primary occasion between former interim champion, Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley, in keeping with MMA Mania reporter, Alex Behunin, a rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas is now on deck for UFC Vegas 101.
The primary UFC primary occasion of 2025 will probably be Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas, per sources,” Behunin posted on X. “They were supposed to collide next week at UFC Tampa but have been switched to #UFCVegas101.”
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The primary UFC primary occasion of 2025 will probably be Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas, per sources.
They had been presupposed to collide subsequent week at UFC Tampa however have been switched to #UFCVegas101https://t.co/kVwHskAjxj
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) December 3, 2024
FIrst preventing at UFC Combat Night time Tampa again in 2019, Dern would endure her first skilled loss in a unanimous resolution defeat to the above-mentioned Brazilian contender, Ribas.
Within the time since, Dern, a adorned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu participant has racked up notable skilled wins over the likes of Virna Jandiroba, Nina Nunes, Tecia Pennington, Angela Hill, and the beforehand talked about, Godinez.
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Nonetheless holding the quantity ten rank on the flyweight restrict, 13-5 contender, Ribas has racked up 4 knockout wins over her skilled profession to go together with an additional 4 submission successes.
Since her transfer to the UFC again in 2019, Ribas has bested the likes of Randa Markos, Paige VanZant, common-foe, Virna Jandiroba, Viviane Araujo, and Luana Pinheiro.
