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‘Prospect Killer’ Christian Rodriguez Spoils Austin Bashi’s Octagon Debut – UFC Vegas 101 Highlights

Christian Rodriguez Spoils Austin Bashi's Octagon Debut - UFC Vegas 101 HighlightsAustin Bashi suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career at UFC Vegas 101 against ‘Prospect Killer’…

Christian Rodriguez Spoils Austin Bashi's Octagon Debut - UFC Vegas 101 Highlights

Austin Bashi suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career at UFC Vegas 101 against ‘Prospect Killer’ Christian Rodriguez.

After making a statement on Dana White’s Contender Series in September, Bashi was ready to show up and show out in his highly anticipated UFC debut. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be after Bashi largely failed to gain the upper hand on the mat where he usually dominates his competition.

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Bashi briefly found himself in some trouble early on as Rodriguez appeared to lock in a standing guillotine against the fence. Rodriguez squeezed tight, but he couldn’t quite get the angle. That allowed Bashi to eventually fight out of it. Rodriguez however did land a nice knee on the break.

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In the end, it was Rodriguez’s heavy-hitting and impeccable wrestling defense that earned him a unanimous decision, moving him to 5-2 inside the Octagon and 12-2 overall.

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Official Result: Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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For those who don’t recall, Rodriguez also handed teen phenom Raul Rosas Jr. the first loss of his MMA career at UFC 287 in 2023.

Check out highlights from Austin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 101:

VIDEO: Punahele Soriano Stops Uroš Medi? In 31 Seconds To Open UFC Vegas 101 Main Card

Welterweight Punahale Soriano got the first main card win of 2025, doing so in practically no time at all Saturday at UFC Vegas 101. Soriano needed just 31 seconds to score a quick finish of Uroš Medi? at the promotion’s first event of the new year inside Las Vegas’ Apex on Jan. 11. The Hawaiian […]

Welterweight Punahale Soriano got the first main card win of 2025, doing so in practically no time at all Saturday at UFC Vegas 101.

Soriano needed just 31 seconds to score a quick finish of Uroš Medi? at the promotion’s first event of the new year inside Las Vegas’ Apex on Jan. 11.

The Hawaiian nailed his Serbian opponentwith a one-two that dropped him. Soriano followed this with some quick but vicious ground-and-pound to put the finishing touches on this win.

Punahele Soriano Puts Away Uroš Medi? In Quick Fashion At UFC Vegas 101

Soriano has now won back-to-back fights and three of his last five, improving to 5-4 in the UFC. It also marks his first knockout win since defeating Dalcha Lungiambula in 2022.

After arriving to the UFC 6-0, meanwhile, Medi? now falls to 10-3, having been finished in each of his losses.

Punahele Soriano Sends ‘The Doctor’ to the ER with Quick-Fire KO – UFC Vegas 101 Highlights

Punahele Soriano Sends 'The Doctor' to the ER with Quick-Fire KO - UFC Vegas 101 HighlightsPunahele Soriano got the UFC Vegas 101 main card off to a fiery start via a vicious first-round KO…

Punahele Soriano Sends 'The Doctor' to the ER with Quick-Fire KO - UFC Vegas 101 Highlights

Punahele Soriano got the UFC Vegas 101 main card off to a fiery start via a vicious first-round KO against Uros Medic.

After dropping four of his last six, ‘Puna’ made it back-to-back wins on Saturday night after catching ‘The Doctor’ with a stiff right hand that sent Medic crashing to the canvas.

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Once Medic hit the mat, Soriano swarmed in and dropped bomb after bomb until the referee decided he had seen enough, bringing a stop to the main-card opener just past the half-minute mark of the opening round.

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Official Result: Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic via TKO (strikes) at 0:31 of Round 1.

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With the win, Soriano moved to 5-4 under the UFC banner, 11-4 overall.

Check Out Highlights From Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic at UFC Vegas 101:

Newcomer Jacobe Smith Rings in New Year with Brutal First-Round KO – UFC Vegas 101 Highlights

Jacobe SmithUndefeated newcomer Jacobe Smith scored the UFC’s first knockout of 2025 with a brutal first-round finish against Preston Parsons…

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Undefeated newcomer Jacobe Smith scored the UFC’s first knockout of 2025 with a brutal first-round finish against Preston Parsons on Saturday night.

Following an impressive showing on Dana White’s Contender Series in October, Smith made his Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 101 boasting a solid 9-0 record. He wasted no time earning his 10th career win via a vicious right-left combination that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas.

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73 seconds into the scrap, Smith caught Parsons with a straight right and promptly followed it up with a left that caught him clean, knocking him to the mat. Smith pursued, looking to land some follow-up strikes on the mat, but the referee had already seen enough and quickly called for the stoppage, giving us our first finish of the new year.

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Official Result: Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons via TKO (strikes) at 1:13 of Round 1.

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Check out highlights from Jacobe Smith vs. Preston parsons at UFC Vegas 101:

VIDEO: Victoria Dudakova Slaps Coach After Falling To The First Finish Of 2025 At UFC Vegas 101

The first finish of the UFC’s 2025 calendar has been delivered, and it came in some brutal fashion, as Fatima Kline scored a win over Victoria Dudakova during the UFC Vegas 101 prelims. And it’s safe to say that the Russian didn’t take the result well… Both women delivered powerful shots during the opening frame, […]

The first finish of the UFC’s 2025 calendar has been delivered, and it came in some brutal fashion, as Fatima Kline scored a win over Victoria Dudakova during the UFC Vegas 101 prelims.

And it’s safe to say that the Russian didn’t take the result well…

Both women delivered powerful shots during the opening frame, but Kline appeared to gain control as time went on.

Then, with Dudakova grounded late in the second, Kline landed some hard ground-and-pound to force the referee to step in and wave off the contest.

Kline Scores First Octagon Win With Ground & Pound At UFC Vegas 101, Dudakova Slaps Cornerman

What else is noteworthy occurred in the losing corner following the fight. It appeared that Dudakova slapped one of her cornermen after he attempted to console her.

This marks the first UFC win for “The Archangel” after dropping her debut last year to Jasmine Jasudavicius.

Dudakova, meanwhile, has now lost back-to-back outings after starting her UFC run 2-0 in 2023.

UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 Weigh-In Results: Two Miss Weight

UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! Before heading to Los Angeles to stage its first pay-per-view of 2025 next weekend, the mixed martial arts leader has Fight Night business to attend to at the Apex to kick […]

UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

Before heading to Los Angeles to stage its first pay-per-view of 2025 next weekend, the mixed martial arts leader has Fight Night business to attend to at the Apex to kick off the new year.

The main event presents an opportunity for strawweight Mackenzie Dern to avenge the first loss of her professional career from back in 2019. She’s set to open her year against a former opponent and fellow top 10 contender in Amanda Ribas.

Before that, the likes of welterweight veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio, ranked middleweight Chris Curtis, and knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan will all be in action.

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas takes place on Saturday, January 11, at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card begins at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the preliminary card starting at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

See above for a replay of the weigh-ins via MMA Junkie, and check out the full results below!

Main Card:

  • Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern (116lbs) vs. Amanda Ribas (116lbs)
  • Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio (171lbs) vs. Carlston Harris (170lbs)
  • Middleweight: César Almeida (185.5lbs) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5lbs)
  • Middleweight: Chris Curtis (185.5lbs) vs. Roman Kopylov (185.5lbs)
  • Featherweight: Christian Rodriguez (145lbs) vs. Austin Bashi (145.5lbs)
  • Welterweight: Punahele Soriano (171lbs) vs. Uroš Medi? (171lbs)

Preliminary Card:

  • Flyweight: Jose Johnson (128.5lbs)* vs. Felipe Bunes
  • Middleweight: Marco Tulio (185.5lbs) vs. Ihor Potieria (188lbs)**
  • Lightweight: Thiago Moisés (155.5lbs) vs. Trey Ogden (155.5lbs)
  • Welterweight: Preston Parsons (171lbs) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5lbs)
  • Women’s Flyweight: Ernesta Kareckaite (126lbs) vs. Nicolle Caliari (125.5lbs)
  • Light Heavyweight: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205lbs) vs. Bruno Lopes (205.5lbs)
  • Women’s Strawweight: Fatima Kline (116lbs) vs. Victoria Dudakova (116lbs)
  • Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev (155.5lbs) vs. Joe Solecki (155lbs)

*Jose Johnson missed the flyweight limit by 2.5 pounds, fight status TBC

**Ihor Potieria missed the middleweight limit by 2 pounds, fight status TBC