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Saturday’s UFC Vegas 101 fight card features a rematch between highly ranked strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas in the main event. In their first meeting, which took place in 2019, Ribas scored a decision win. We look at the betting odds, betting line movement, picks, predictions, and possible prop bets for UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs. Ribas 2.

UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs. Ribas 2, which is the first fight card on the UFC 2025 schedule, streams on ESPN+ with prelims starting at 4:00 p.m. ET and the main card beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.

UFC Vegas 101 Main Event Preview, Odds and Predictions: Mackenzie Dern Vs. Amanda Ribas 2

Mackenzie Dern (14-5) is the No. 6 fighter in the official UFC strawweight rankings. A member of the UFC roster since 2018, the 31-year-old Dern is an accomplished grappler, with multiple world titles to her name in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Dern has had an up-and-down run with the UFC over the past four years. She opened her UFC career with a 5-1 record, with her sole loss being her 2019 decision setback to Ribas. Since then, Dern has gone 4-4 with the promotion. She has not won back-to-back fights since 2020-21.

Dern ended a two-fight losing skid in August when she scored a decision win over Loopy Godinez.

Amanda Ribas (13-5) is the No. 8 fighter in the women’s 115-pound division. She is also ranked No. 10 at 125 pounds.

Ribas signed with the UFC in 2017, but her promotional debut was delayed following a positive drug test. Ribas was initially given a two-year suspension when her sample came back positive for ostarine. That suspension was terminated in early May 2019, when it was determined that the positive test came from a contaminated supplement. Ribas made her UFC debut in June 2019 with a submission win over Emily Whitmire.

Ribas went 4-0 with the UFC between June 2019 and July 2020 with two submissions and two decision wins. Since then, the 31-year-old has alternated wins and losses, accumulating a 3-4 record while fighting at 115 and 125 pounds.

Ribas’ most recent outing was a March 2024 decision loss to former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas at 125 pounds.

When the betting odds opened for this card, Ribas was a -171 betting favorite over Dern. Today, those odds favor Ribas over Dern at -189 to +164.

The betting pick for the UFC Vegas 101 main event is Ribas to win via decision.

UFC Vegas 101 Co-Main Event: Odds and Predictions: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris

The opening odds for the welterweight co-main event of UFC Vegas 101: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris saw Ponzinibbio open as the +135 underdog to the -155 Harris. Those odds have flipped. Today, Ponzinibbio is the -135 favorite over Harris, who is a +115 underdog.

The betting pick is Ponzinibbio to win via decision.

UFC Vegas 101 Co-Main Event: Odds and Predictions: César Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

The opening odds for the middleweight contest between César Almeida and Abdul Razak Alhassan had Almeida at -210 and Alhassan at +180. Those odds have moved a bit, and today Almeida is the -253 betting favorite over Alhassan, who comes in as the +213 betting underdog.

The betting pick is Almeida to win via knockout.

UFC Vegas 101 Co-Main Event: Odds and Predictions: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov

The Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov bout takes place at middleweight. Curtis opened as the +155 underdog to Kopylov, who was a -180 favorite. Things have moved a bit in Kopylov’s favor as fight night approaches. He is now a -212 betting favorite over Curtis, who is the +182 betting underdog.

The pick is Kopylov to win a decision.

UFC Vegas 101 Co-Main Event: Odds and Predictions: Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi

This is a sleeper fight on this card. We have Christian Rodriguez, who ended Raul Rosas Jr’s unbeaten run, against the Austin Bashi, who is also undefeated and making his UFC debut.

The odds have flipped in a substantial way in this matchup. Rodriguez opened as the -192 betting favorite over the +167 Bashi. Today, Bashi is the -270 favorite over Rodriguez, who is now the +230 betting underdog.

The pick is for Bashi to remain undefeated with a decision win.

UFC Vegas 101 Co-Main Event: Odds and Predictions: Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic

The opening fight on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 101 fight card is a welterweight matchup between Punahele Soriano and Uros Medic. The opening odds had Medic as the -206 favorite over Soriano, who opened at +176. Medic is now a -220 favorite, while Soriano checks in at +185.

The betting pick is Medic to win via knockout.

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card: Prop Bets to Consider

Mackenzie Dern to beat Amanda Ribas by submission: +400

Mackenzie Dern to win inside the distance: +300

Dern vs. Ribas goes the distance: -190

Cesar Almeida to beat Abdul Razak Alhassan via knockout: +130

Cesar Almeida to win in Round 1: +300

Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov goes to decision: -165

Austin Bashi to beat Christian Rodriguez by decision: -105

Christian Rodriguez to beat Austin Bashi by decision: +400

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card Location: UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card Time: Prelims (4:00 p.m. ET), Main Card (7:00 p.m. ET)

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card: How to Watch or Stream: Prelims (ESPN+), Main Card (ESPN+)

UFC Vegas 101: Dern Vs. Ribas 2 Main Card

Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris

César Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov

Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi

Punahele Soriano vs. Uroš Medić

UFC Vegas 101: Dern Vs. Ribas 2 Preliminary Card

Jose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes

Marco Tulio vs. Ihor Potieria

Thiago Moisés vs. Trey Ogden

Preston Parsons vs. Jacobe Smith

Ernesta Kareckaitė vs. Nicolle Caliari

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes

Fatima Kline vs. Victoria Dudakova

Nurullo Aliev vs. Joe Salecki

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