Set to kick off the promotion’s schedule this weekend, Mackenzie Dern has been backed to avenge her first professional mixed martial arts defeat, as she gears up to take on Brazilian contender, Amanda Ribas in this weekend’s UFC Vegas 101.
Dern, the current number six ranked strawweight contender, has been sidelined since she featured at UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi last summer, snapping a two-fight losing skid in a unanimous decision win over Mexican foe, Loopy Godinez.
As for Ribas, the number ten ranked flyweight and number eight rated strawweight force most recently featured in a main event outing against former two-time divisional champion, Rose Namajunas back in March, suffering a unanimous decision loss to the veteran.