The rematch between Mackenzie
Dern and Amanda
Ribas is getting a little bit more prominent placement on the
upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship schedule.
The strawweight bout, which was originally slated for the co-main
event at UFC
Tampa on Dec. 7, will now instead serve as the headliner for
UFC Fight Night on Jan. 11. Multiple outlets confirmed the
change following an initial report from MMA Mania. Ribas defeated Dern via unanimous
decision in their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 161 on Oct. 12,
2019.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Dern snapped a two-bout skid in
her last outing, when she took a three-round verdict over Lupita
Godinez at UFC on ABC 7 on Aug. 3. The 31-year-old RVCA
representative owns victories over the likes of Angela
Hill, Tecia
Pennington and Virna
Jandiroba during her promotional tenure.
Ribas has competed at both strawweight and flyweight in the UFC.
The Brazilian is coming off a five-round defeat to Rose
Namajunas at 125 pounds in the UFC on ESPN 53 headliner this
past March.