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UFC Fight Night Live Results & Highlights – Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2

A strawweight rematch headlined the first UFC card of 2025.
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The UFC made its long-awaited return on Friday (January 11) with a UFC Fight Night card headlined by top strawweight contenders at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV.

Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2

The main event saw #6-ranked strawweight Mackenzie Dern try to avenge the first loss of her MMA career when she met #8-ranked Amanda Ribas.

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Dern returned to the win column last August when she defeated Lupita Godinez to snap a two-fight skid, and the decorated grappler spoiled Ribas' return to the strawweight division with a third-round submission to kick off 2025.

The co-main event was a welterweight matchup between longtime UFC veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio and Carlston Harris.

“Argentine Dagger” entered the night looking to snap a two-fight losing streak, and after nearly being finished by Harris early Ponzinibbio rallied to score a stoppage-win in the final round of an action-packed fight.

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The main card also saw Roman Kopylov defeat Chris Curtis via controversial last-second TKO following an epic war, and former kickboxer César Almeida also scored his second win in a row when he floored Abdul Razak Alhassan in the opening round of their middleweight bout.

Christian Rodriguez handed Austin Bashi his first pro loss after Punahele Soriano kicked off the main card with a 31-second knockout against Uros Medic, and the night's prelims also saw six different fighters score the first wins of their UFC careers.

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You can check out highlights from all the action below, followed by full results for every matchup at UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2.

Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki

Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova

Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari

Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons

Thiago Moisés def. Trey Ogden

Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria

Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson

Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic

Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi

Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis

César Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan

Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Carlston Harris

Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Ribas

UFC Fight Night Main Card

• Main Event: Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Ribas via Submission (Armbar): R3, 4:56

• Co-Main Event: Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Carlston Harris via TKO: R3, 3:13

• César Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan via KO: R1, 4:16

• Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis via TKO: R3, 4:59

• Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic via KO: R1, 0:31

UFC Fight Night Preliminary Card

• Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson via Submission (Armbar): R1, 2:04

• Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria via TKO: R1, 3:04

• Thiago Moisés def. Trey Ogden via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons via KO: R1, 1:13

• Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov via Unanimous Decision (29-29x3)

• Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova via TKO: R2, 4:27

• Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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