Las Vegas – UFC kicks off its first occasion of 2025 at UFC APEX with a compelling strawweight foremost occasion as No. 6 ranked contender Mackenzie Dern and No. 8 ranked Amanda Ribas collide with the hopes of breaking into the High 5. Additionally on the cardboard, thrilling middleweight strikers face off as Chris Curtis battles Roman Kopylov.
UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs Ribas 2 will happen on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in Las Vegas. Your entire occasion will stream stay on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) starting with the prelims at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, adopted by the primary card at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
Submission specialist Dern (14-5) preventing out of Huntington Seaside, Calif. goals to even the rating with Ribas with a standout efficiency. A relentless grappler, she has put her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt abilities on show in spectacular wins over Crazy Godinez, Angela Hill, and Tecia Pennington. She now appears to be like so as to add to her file for essentially the most submissions in UFC strawweight historical past and insert herself into the title dialog.
Ribas (13-5) preventing out of Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil seeks to start out off her 2025 marketing campaign by replicating her October 2019 victory over Dern. A black belt in each judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, she has confirmed herself as the most effective within the division with finishes of Luana Pinheiro, Paige VanZant, and Emily Whitmire. Ribas now has her sights set on making a press release in her return to the 115-pound weight class.
Curtis (31-11 1NC) preventing out of Las Vegas, Nev. by the use of Cincinnati, Ohio returns to the Octagon with hopes of kickstarting a run up the rankings. A well-rounded athlete, Curtis has entertained followers in wins over Marc-Andre Barriault, Joaquin Buckley and Rodolfo Vieira. He now hopes to steal the present with a definitive displaying in opposition to Kopylov.
Thrilling striker Kopylov (13-3) preventing out of Bachatsky, Kemerovo, Russia appears to be like to notch the largest victory of his UFC profession. Winner of 5 of his final six bouts, he has impressed with notable knockouts of Josh Fremd, Claudio Ribeiro, and Alessio Di Chirico. Kopylov now plans to make a case to interrupt into the High 15 with a thunderous win over Curtis.
Extra bouts on the cardboard embrace, Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Marco Tulio (12-1) preventing out of São Paulo, Brazil goals to impress in his UFC debut in opposition to Ihor Potieria (21-7) preventing out of Kiev, Ukraine at middleweight. An thrilling light-weight matchup sees Thiago Moises (18-8) preventing out of Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil) tackle Trey Ogden (18-6) preventing out of Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-0) preventing out of Kingdom of Bahrain) plans to stay undefeated as he faces debuting Dana White’s Contender Collection contract winner Bruno Lopes (13-1) preventing out of Cotia, Sao Paulo, Brazil in a lightweight heavyweight bout. Former skilled kickboxer Cesar Almeida (6-1) preventing out of Sao Paulo, Brazil takes on Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6) preventing out of Denver, Colo. by the use of Accra, Ghana in a battle of all-action middleweights.
Christian Rodriguez (11-2) preventing out of Milwaukee, Wisc. appears to be like to derail the rise of Dana White’s Contender Collection standout Austin Bashi (13-0) preventing out of West Bloomfield, Mich. at featherweight. Veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-8) preventing out of Coconut Creek, Fla. appears to be like to make a press release in opposition to Carlston Harris (19-6) preventing out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by the use of Skeldon, Guyana at welterweight.
Dana White’s Contender Collection veterans Punahele Soriano(10-4) preventing out of Las Vegas, Nev. by the use of Oahu, Hawaii and Uros Medic (10-2) preventing out of Anchorage, Alaska by the use of Novi Unhappy, Serbia go toe-to-toe at welterweight. Jose Johnson (16-9) preventing out of Copperas Cove, Texas by the use of La Romana, Dominican Republic takes on Felipe Bunes (13-7) preventing out of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil at flyweight.
Nurullo Aliev (9-0) preventing out of Dushanbe, Tajikistan goals to maintain his excellent file intact when he battles Yanal Ashmouz (8-1) preventing out of Fairfield, N.J. by the use of Kfar Kama, Israel in a light-weight bout. Ernesta Kareckaite (5-1-1) preventing out of Kaunas, Lithuania hopes to earn her first UFC victory when she meets Nicolle Caliari (8-2) preventing out of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil in a flyweight bout.
Welterweight motion sees Preston Parsons (11-5) preventing out of Jacksonville Seaside, Fla. face off with Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Andreas Gustafsson (11-2) preventing out of Västerås, Sweden. Fatima Kline (6-1) preventing out of Hyde Park, N.Y. meets Dana White’s Contender Collection alum Viktoriia Dudakova (8-1) preventing out of Volgograd, Russia in a strawweight conflict positive to ship fireworks.
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