Live: UFC Vegas 101 media day video | Dern vs. Ribas 2

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day this afternoon (Weds., Jan. 8, 2025) for the upcoming UFC Vegas 101: “Dern vs. Ribas 2” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, scheduled for this Sat. night (Jan. 11) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The LIVE video stream gets underway promptly at 2 p.m. ET.

Fighters scheduled to appear include:

Mackenzie Dern – No. 6 UFC women’s strawweight
Amanda Ribas – No. 8 UFC women’s strawweight
Santiago Ponzinibbio – UFC welterweight
Carlston Harris – UFC welterweight
Chris Curtis – UFC middleweight
Roman Kopylov – UFC middleweight
Christian Rodriguez – UFC featherweight
Austin Bashi – UFC featherweight

Note: times and availability subject to change.

LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 101 On ESPN+

STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heads back to its APEX venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Jan. 11, 2025, with an important 115-pound main event featuring jiu-jitsu phenom Mackenzie Dern, who looks to avenge her 2019 loss to Brazilian bruiser Amanda Ribas. In addition, longtime welterweight slugger Santiago Ponzinibbio returns to face off against “Mocambique” mauler Carlston Harris in UFC Vegas 101’s hard-hitting co-headliner.

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