The main fight of the first UFC tournament in 2025 concluded with an early finish.
The first UFC tournament of 2025 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where top representatives of the women's strawweight division from Brazil faced off in the main event - Mackenzie Dern (15-5) and Amanda Ribas (13-6), as reported by Vesti.kz.
The fight was scheduled for five rounds but ended in the third when Dern successfully executed a submission hold. This victory allowed her to avenge her previous loss to Ribas by a judges' decision in October 2019.
For Mackenzie, this marks her 15th win in her career against five losses. Amanda has now suffered her sixth defeat out of 13 victories. The co-main event concluded with a knockout: Argentine welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio (31-8) defeated Guyanese fighter Carlston Harris (19-7), who was knocked out in the first round by Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0) three years ago.
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REDEMPTION FOR ‼️
@MACKENZIEDERN #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/Xz1ltijf9w January 12, 2025 finished in the third round.In the flyweight division, American Jose Johnson (16-10) submitted Brazilian Felipe Bunes (14-7) with an arm lock in the first round. Last year, Johnson lost by a judges' decision to Kazakh fighter Asu Almaev (21-2).
The UFC fighter got up after a knockdown and sent his opponent into a deep knockout.