Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas had been on level for the UFC’s first headliner of 2025, however Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 101 weren’t with out problems.
Saturday’s primary occasion between Dern and Ribas is official, with the strawweight contenders each tipping the dimensions at 116 kilos, making use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title combat. This bout is a rematch of their October 2019 encounter, which Ribas gained by unanimous determination.
Two preliminary fighters had been tripped up by the dimensions.
Jose Johnson, a towering 6-foot tall flyweight, got here in at 128.5 kilos, 2.5 kilos over the restrict in his second look within the division after dropping down from bantamweight. He efficiently got here in at 126 kilos for a combat with Asu Almabayev this previous June, however went on to lose to Almabayev by way of unanimous determination.
The opposite fighter to overlook weight was Ihor Potieria, who modified divisions in 2024. Potieria got here in heavy at 188 kilos, two kilos over the middleweight restrict. Final yr, Potieria moved down from gentle heavyweight and was booked for a trio of 185-pound bouts. In his division debut, he missed weight by 1.5 kilos for a combat with Robert Bryczek. Potieria defeated Bryzcek, then went on to lose back-to-back fights to Michel Pereira and Cesar Almeida.
Johnson and Potieria’s respective bouts with Felipe Bunes and Marco Tulio will proceed as catchweight bouts, the UFC later introduced. Johnson forfeits 20 % of his purse as penalty, whereas Potieria forfeits 25 %.
Watch official weigh-in highlights above, courtesy of UFC.
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Most important Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Mackenzie Dern (116) vs. Amanda Ribas (116)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) vs. Carlston Harris (170)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Cesar Almeida (185.5)
Chris Curtis (185.5) vs. Roman Kopylov (185.5)
Christian Rodriguez (145) vs. Austin Bashi (145.5)
Uros Medic (171) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Jose Johnson (128.5)* vs. Felipe Bunes (126)
Marco Tulio (185.5) vs. Ihor Potieria (188)**
Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Trey Ogden (155.5)
Preston Parsons (171) vs. Jacobe Smith (170.5)
Ernesta Kareckaite (126) vs. Nicolle Caliari (125.5)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Bruno Lopes (205.5)
Fatima Kline (116) vs. Viktoriia Dudakova (116)
Nurullo Aliev (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki (155)
*Johnson missed weight. His bout with Felipe Bunes proceeds at a catchweight with Johnson forfeiting 20 % of his purse as penalty
**Potieria missed weight. His bout with Marco Tulio proceeds at a catchweight with Potieria forfeiting 25 % of his purse as penalty
