The first fight card of 2025 is in the history books, and what a start to the year it proved to be. Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) pulled off a picture-perfect armbar finish over Amanda Ribas (13-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in the third round of an enthralling main event, while the rest of the UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs. Ribas 2 fight card delivered an avalanche of impressive knockout finishes.
UFC debutatants Jacobe Smith and Marco Tulio announced their arrival into the big leagues with devastating finishes over Preston Parsons and Ihor Potieria, while Cesar Almeida pulled off an early contender for 2025’s ‘knockout of the year’ as he flatlined Abdul Razak Alhassan.