The 2025 schedule for the Ultimate Fight Championship starts with a bang this Saturday as women’s strawweight contenders take the stage. Ranked sixth, Mackenzie Dern (14-5) will face off against eighth-ranked Amanda Ribas (13-5) in a highly anticipated rematch in the main event of UFC Vegas 101.
The two fighters previously met at UFC Fight Night 161 in October 2019, where Ribas handed Dern her first career loss. Now, six years later, both athletes have evolved as fighters. Both women successfully weighed in at 116 pounds for the upcoming bout.
One half of the main event tomorrow! 🤩@AmandaRibasUFC makes 116 lbs for #UFCVegas101![ LIVE tomorrow on @ESPNPlus | 7pmET ] pic.twitter.com/sFSzLb4rTr
— UFC (@ufc) January 10, 2025
Mackenzie makes the main event OFFICIAL 😮💨@MackenzieDern weighs in at 116 lbs! [ #UFCVegas101 | LIVE tomorrow 7pmET on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/F8SdUJVGNs
— UFC (@ufc) January 10, 2025
UFC Vegas 101 Official Weigh-in Results
MAIN 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)
PRELIMINARY CARD (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)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Bruno Lopes (205.5)
Viktoriia Dudakova (116) vs. Fatima Kline (116)
Nurullo Aliev (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki (155)
* Jose Johnson missed weight by 2.5 pounds
**Ihor Potieria missed weight by 2 pounds