Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-01-11, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 gets two (Ufc Performance of the Night).Ribas vs Dern 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 11th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round women’s strawweight (115 lbs, 52 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening – UFC Vegas 101 (also known as UFC Fight Night 249 or UFC on ESPN+ 107). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mackenzie Dern record
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former ADCC and no-gi BJJ world champion Mackenzie Dern entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-5-0 (50% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and she is ranked as the No.7 women’s strawweight in the world.
She lost two consecutive bouts between 2023 and 2024, against Jessica Andrade (Mackenzie Dern vs Jessica Andrade) and Amanda Lemos (Amanda Lemos vs Mackenzie Dern), but she came back to win with Loopy Godinez in August 2024.
Amanda Ribas record
Her opponent, the black belt in judo and Bjj Amanda Ribas, has an official record of 13-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the women’s strawweight division.
She lost two out of her last three fights, against Maycee Barber in 2023 (Amanda Ribas vs Maycee Barber) and Rose Namajunas in 2024 (Amanda Ribas vs Rose Namajunas), between these two she defeated Luana Pinheiro.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 101 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Carlston Harris
Cesar Almeida vs Abdul Razak Alhassan
Chris Curtis vs Roman Kopylov
Austin Bashi vs Christian Rodriguez
Uros Medic vs Punahele Soriano
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Felipe Bunes vs Jose Johnson
Ihor Potieria vs Marco Tulio
Trey Ogden vs Thiago Moises
Preston Parsons vs Jacobe Smith
Nicolle Caliari vs Ernesta Kareckaite
Bruno Lopes vs Magomed Gadzhiyasulov
Victoria Dudakova vs Fatima Kline
Joe Solecki vs Nurullo Aliev
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 101 pre-fight press conference, featuring Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs Ribas 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Dern vs Ribas 2 fight?
Mackenzie Dern defeated Amanda Ribas via submission (armbar) at 4:56, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 101 post-fight octagon interview of Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 101 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 101 Fight of the Night: Chris Curtis vs Roman Kopylov
UFC Vegas 101 Performance of the Night: Mackenzie Dern, Cesar Almeida
