The rematch between Mackenzie
Dern and Amanda
Ribas is getting a bit of bit extra outstanding placement on the
upcoming
Final Preventing Championship schedule.
The strawweight bout, which was initially slated for the co-main
occasion at UFC
Tampa on Dec. 7, will now as an alternative function the headliner for
UFC Combat Evening on Jan. 11. A number of retailers confirmed the
change following an preliminary report from MMA Mania. Ribas defeated Dern through unanimous
determination of their first assembly at UFC Combat Evening 161 on Oct. 12,
2019.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Dern snapped a two-bout skid in
her final outing, when she took a three-round verdict over Lupita
Godinez at UFC on ABC 7 on Aug. 3. The 31-year-old RVCA
consultant owns victories over the likes of Angela
Hill, Tecia
Pennington and Virna
Jandiroba throughout her promotional tenure.
Ribas has competed at each strawweight and flyweight within the UFC.
The Brazilian is coming off a five-round defeat to Rose
Namajunas at 125 kilos within the UFC on ESPN 53 headliner this
previous March.
