Mackenzie Dern put the women’s strawweight division on notice last night (Sat., Jan. 11, 2025) at UFC Vegas 101 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the No. 6-ranked contender ended veteran Amanda Ribas with a third-round armbar (see it HERE).
In addition to the women’s strawweight rematch, UFC Vegas 101 rung in the New Year in style. From top to bottom, the “Sin City” card delivered countless finishes and memorable back-and-forth fights. Check out some of the biggest performances below:
- Rising women’s strawweight prospect Fatima Kline scored the first UFC finish of 2025 with a bloody TKO stoppage over Viktoriia Dudakova (see HERE)
- Welterweight upstart Jacobe Smith pushed his undefeated record to 10-0 with a 73-second knockout finish over Preston Parsons
- Marco Tulio put a brutal stop to fellow light heavyweight Ihor Potieria with a first-round TKO finish
- Brazilian veteran Felipe Bunes churned out a upset armbar submission over towering flyweight Jose Johnson
- Former middleweight Punahele Soriano continued his welterweight takeover with a monstrous 31-second knockout over veteran Uros Medic (highlights HERE)
- Chris Curtis and Roman Kopylov went to absolute war, but their middleweight bloodbath ended with a controversial last-second knockout
- Santiago Ponzinibbio returned to the UFC welterweight win column with a sensational third-round TKO finish over Carlston Harris
To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Vegas 101 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Fight of the Night: Roman Kopylov vs. Chris Curtis
- Performance of the Night: Mackenzie Dern
- Performance of the Night: Cesar Almeida
For complete UFC Vegas 101 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.
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