And will headline the first UFC event of 2025.
On Wednesday, MMA Fighting confirmed that the planned strawweight rematch between Ribas and Dern had been scheduled was removed from the card and rescheduled as the main event for UFC Vegas 101 on January 11th. Alex Behunin .
Ribas and Dern previously faced off at a UFC Tampa event in October 2019, with Ribas earning a unanimous decision and handing Dern the first loss of her professional career. Since that win, Ribas (13-5) has compiled a 5-4 record in the promotion, rotating between the strawweight and Flyweight divisions. Ribas last competed at 125 pounds and lost a unanimous decision to at .
Dern (14-5) fared slightly better, posting a 7-4 record, all at strawweight. Most recently, Dern won a unanimous decision at in August.
Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin contributed to this report.
