UFC Vegas 101 is here! Later today, the UFC’s 2025 schedule begins at the UFC Apex with the first card of the new year from MMA‘s top promotion. Live coverage of this afternoon/evening’s event begins at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ inside the United States with the prelims.
Main card action follows at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on the Disney-owned streaming platform. All told, UFC Vegas 101 features a full 14-fight slate from Enterprise, NV inside the Apex.
Fresh faces and fan favorites 🤩#UFCVegas101 kicks off 2025 fight action! pic.twitter.com/Je7qZugtp4
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UFC Vegas 101 Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is a women’s strawweight affair matching No. 6 contender Mackenzie Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) with No. 8 contender Amanda Ribas (13-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC.) This UFC Vegas 101 main event is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close the show.
Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, the co-main event of the evening takes place in the welterweight division when Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) battles Carlston Harris (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC.) This is a three-round affair at five minutes per round.
Rest of the Card
Also on the UFC Vegas 101 main card tonight, you’ll see a middleweight contest matching Cesar Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC), a middleweight bout versing Chris Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Roman Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), a featherweight fight between Austin Bashi (13-0 MMA, UFC debut) and Christian Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), and a welterweight affair pitting Punahele Soriano (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) against Uros Medic (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC).
UFC Vegas 101 Results:
Main Card (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+)
Main Event: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas
Co-Main Event: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris
Cesar Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov
Austin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez
Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic
Prelims (4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN+)
WHAT A SCRAMBLE! 😱@BunesFelipinho takes home the first round submission!
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Featured Prelim: Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson by Submission (Armbar) at 2:04 into Round 1.
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Co-Featured Prelim: Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 3:04 into Round 1.
Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
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Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons by KO (Punches) at 1:13 into Round 1.
Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28.)
Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
She gets it done in the 2nd round! 💥
Fatima Kline gets her first UFC win at #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/crh5KdYwnG
— UFC (@ufc) January 11, 2025
Fatima Kline def. Viktoria Dudakova by TKO (Elbows) at 4:27 into Round 2.
Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28.)
