The first fight card on the 2025 UFC schedule, UFC Vegas 101 takes place on Saturday, January 11 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main event of the card is a rematch between top-10 ranked strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. We look at the opening betting odds for the full UFC Vegas 101 fight card.
UFC Vegas 101: Dern Vs. 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 a 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.
UFC Vegas 101: Dern Vs. Ribas 2 Main Card Opening Betting Odds
Mackenzie Dern (+146) vs. Amanda Ribas (-171)
Chris Curtis (+155) vs. Roman Kopylov (-180)
César Almeida (-210) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (+180)
Christian Rodriguez (-192) vs. Austin Bashi (+167)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (+135) vs. Carlston Harris (-155)
Punahele Soriano (+176) vs. Uroš Medić (-206)
UFC Vegas 101: Dern Vs. Ribas 2 Preliminary Card Opening Betting Odds
Marco Tulio (-300) vs. Ihor Potieria (+250)
Thiago Moisés (-210) vs. Trey Ogden (+180)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (-240) vs. Bruno Lopes (+205)
Jose Johnson (-250) vs. Felipe Bunes (+210)
Nurullo Aliev (-300) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (+250)
Ernesta Kareckaitė (-110) vs. Nicolle Caliari (-110)
Preston Parsons (-170) vs. Andreas Gustafsson (+145)
Fatima Kline (-225) vs. Victoria Dudakova (+190)
*All odds via BetOnline
UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs. Ribas 2 streams on ESPN+ with prelims starting at 4:00 p.m. ET and the main card beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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