Mackenzie Dern, UFC 298 Media Day. Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
The UFC will look to hit the bottom operating in 2025 with their first occasion on Jan. 11 from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada headlined by a rematch between strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas.
The UFC revealed your complete lineup on Tuesday.
Dern (14-5) will look to tie the file with Ribas within the headliner. Dern dropped their first bout by choice in 2019 in Tampa, Florida. The world-class grappler is coming off a victory over Lupita Godinez in August, however appears to be like went 2-3 in her final 5.
Ribas (13-5) additionally must construct momentum as she additionally has a 2-3 file in her final 5 bouts. She challenged former champion Rose Namajunas in March popping out on the dropping finish by choice.
Within the co-main occasion middleweight standouts Chris Curtis and Roman Kopylov will look to make their approach up an ever-evolving 185 division.
Curtis (31-11, 1NC) holds victories over Marc-Andre Barriault, Joaquin Buckley and Brendan Allen. He comes off a split-decision loss to Allen of their rematch in April.
Kopylov (13-3) continues to construct momentum in the direction of a rating having gone 4-1 in his final 5 fights. The Russian middleweight has wins over Cesar Almedia, Josh Fremd, Punahele Soriano and Claudio Ribeiro.
Different bouts introduced for the cardboard embody:
Marco Tulio vs. Ihor Potieria
Thiago Moises vs. Trey Ogden
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes
Cesar Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris
Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic
Jose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes
Nurullo Aliev vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Ernesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari
Preston Parsons vs. Andreas Gustafsson
Fatima Kline vs. Viktoriia Dudakova
UFC Struggle Evening: Dern vs. Ribas 2 takes place on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Jan. 11 reside on ESPN+
