Mackenzie Dern will rematch fellow Top 10 strawweight contender Amanda Ribas atop the upcoming UFC Vegas 101 fight card on Sat. night (Jan. 11, 2025) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Both fighters came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC Vegas 101 early (and official) weigh ins on Friday. Dern remains the odds-on betting underdog for this contest and could lose her favorable spot in the 115-pound rankings with another defeat.
“He helps me a lot just being comfortable and I’m kind of trying to stay as calm as I can,” Dern told reporters when arriving with her emotional support dog for UFC Vegas 101 media day. “I think what I’m most needing in my fights is composure, and to kind of just go into the APEX one more time and just feel like it’s a training session. He goes to the gym with me and everything like that and [my daughter] is going to be here on Friday. So it’s kind of the best way to just keep me relaxed and not getting all my nerves up too high.”
The co-main event staredown between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Carlston Harris below:
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