Mackenzie Dern avenged her 2019 loss to Amanda Ribas with an armbar submission with 4 seconds remaining within the third spherical.

Here’s a take a look at the spectacular and extremely technical end.

Should you love combined martial arts, UFC Apex 101 had just a little little bit of every thing. The principle occasion was for the grappling lovers as Dern outgrappled Ribas en path to victory.

After she took the primary spherical with a well-timed takedown, Dern misplaced the second body when Ribas turned the tables, bought her down, and maintained management.

Within the third spherical, Ribas once more bought the takedown, however Dern confirmed her superiority on the bottom, working from her again to arrange an armbar she completed within the waning seconds of the third spherical.

The win gave Dern, the No. 6 fighter within the girls’s strawweight division, two wins in a row. She additionally earned one of many Efficiency of the Evening bonuses. The loss most likely gained’t drop Ribas under No. 8, however she is now on a two-fight shedding streak.

Former UFC champions , Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor sang the cardboard’s praises.

Here’s a take a look at the outcomes from the primary UFC occasion in 2025 and the bonus winners:

• Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Ribas through third-round submission (armbar)
• Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Carlston Harris through third-round TKO

Within the co-main occasion, Ponzinibbio needed to dig deep, bounce again from knockdowns within the first spherical, and soak up extra arduous pictures within the second body to earn the third-round TKO victory.

Ponzinibbio wanted the victory, and he bought it with an entertaining and spectacular end.

• Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan through first-round KO

Wow!

It’s the primary occasion of the yr, however we could not see one other KO like this for the remainder of 2025. Almeida was dropped early within the first spherical, however he bought to his ft and countered a wild punch from Alhassan with a titanic left hook that put the latter out chilly. Almeida earned a efficiency bonus for the end.

• Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis through third-round TKO

What an amazing struggle. Kopylov and Curtis battled for almost quarter-hour, buying and selling pictures and standing toe-to-toe within the course of. The struggle ended with some controversy as referee Mark Smith waved it off with one second remaining.

Kopylov nailed Curtis with a head kick that scored a knockdown. Curtis was damage however not out. Smith made the choice to cease the struggle, inflicting a direct offended response from Curtis.

Fortunately, Kopylov was nearly definitely on his method to a call victory, so Smith’s stoppage didn’t price Curtis a win. The 2 warriors nonetheless earned the Combat of the Evening bonus.

• Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi through unanimous choice (29-28 x3)
• Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic through first-round TKO

• Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson through first-round submission (armbar)

• Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria through first-round KO

• Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden through unanimous choice (29-28×3)
• Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons through first-round KO

Smith turned in one of the best efficiency of all of the Contender Sequence fighters making their principal roster debut. Smith’s explosiveness and punching energy will marry effectively together with his world-class wrestling.

• Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari through cut up choice (29-28×2, 28-29)
• Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova through second-round TKO

• Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki through unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28×2)