UFC Fight Night 249 preview: Can Mackenzie Dern beat Amanda Ribas …
16 hours ago · Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are running this back this weekend. The two UFC strawweight contenders meet in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. It’s a rematch that’s been five years in the making. The two first met in October 2019, and Ribas was able to hand Dern her first professional defeat.
Mackenzie Dern, Amanda Ribas on weight in Vegas | UFC Fight …
13 hours ago · LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s first show of the new year is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, women’s strawweight standouts Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Amanda Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) stepped on the scale for their rematch at the official weigh-ins.
UFC Fight Night prediction -- Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas …
12 hours ago · Mackenzie Dern is not motivated by vengeance but can avenge her first mixed martial arts loss on Saturday. Dern runs it back with Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night, five years after Ribas scrubbed ...
UFC’s Mackenzie Dern expects different Amanda Ribas rematch
1 day ago · Mackenzie Dern has fought in UFC main events before. In fact, Saturday will be her fourth. The Huntington Beach strawweight has even gone toe to toe with Amanda Ribas before. The fellow 31-year ...
UFC Vegas 101 Preview Show: Can Amanda Ribas beat Mackenzie Dern …
6 hours ago · The first event of 2025 goes down this Saturday in Las Vegas when UFC Vegas 101 takes place at the UFC APEX, headlined by a five-round strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas.
UFC Vegas 101: Mackenzie Dern confident ahead of Amanda Ribas …
2 days ago · LAS VEGAS – Mackenzie Dern is feeling good ahead of her first career rematch. The grappling star turned UFC fighter takes on Amanda Ribas in a strawweight bout that’s set to headline Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) fought a little over five years ago at a UFC Fight Night event in Tampa, Fla., in October 2019.
Mackenzie Dern, Amanda Ribas Poised to Renew Rivalry in First …
1 day ago · Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are set to headline the first UFC main event of 2025, marking their second meeting in the Octagon. Their first fight in ‘19 ended in a unanimous decision victory ...
Ex-UFC Fighter Sees Edge For Mackenzie Dern In Amanda Ribas …
2 days ago · And looking to avenge her decision loss to Ribas six years ago, Mackenzie Dern — who had boasted an unbeaten 7-0 professional record at the time of the loss, has been backed to tie their series ...
TOP STRAWWEIGHT CONTENDERS MACKENZIE DERN AND AMANDA RIBAS …
Dec 17, 2024 · Submission specialist Dern (14-5, fighting out of Huntington Beach, Calif.) aims to even the score with Ribas with a standout performance. A relentless grappler, she has put her Brazilian...
Mackenzie Dern-Amanda Ribas Rematch Rescheduled for UFC …
Dec 4, 2024 · The rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas is getting a little bit more prominent placement on the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship schedule. The strawweight bout, which was...