UFC Vegas 101 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; 2 Fighters Heavy

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns for its first mixed
martial arts event of the year.

Headlining the
UFC Vegas 101 main event is a five-round strawweight fight
between Mackenzie
Dern and Amanda
Ribas. Both women successfully made weight, although two
fighters on the undercard did not. First was Jose
Johnson, who came in 2.5 pounds over the flyweight limit for
his fight against Felipe
Bunes. Also overweight was Ihor
Potieria, who came in two pounds over the limit for his
middleweight bout versus Marco
Tulio. While Johnson has received a 20% fine of his overall
fight purse, Potieria’s fine totals 25% of his purse.

A fan-favorite inside the Octagon, Dern (14-5) comes into the fight
off a win over Lupita
Godinez. This snapped a two-fight losing streak after the
American lost to Amanda
Lemos and Jessica
Andrade. The decorated grappler holds key wins over Angela
Hill, Tecia
Pennington and Nina Nunes.
The 31-year-old stepped on the scale weighing exactly 116
pounds.

Meanwhile, Ribas (13-5) is looking to bounce back from a defeat to
Rose
Namajunas. Prior to the setback, the Brazilian had won two of
her last three fights, including victories over Luana
Pinheiro and Viviane
Araujo. The 31-year-old officially weighed 116 pounds on the
dot for her second UFC main event.

UFC Vegas 101 will air live on ESPN+ in its entirety on Saturday.
Prelims begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, while the main card starts at
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

UFC Vegas 101 Weigh-in Results:

Mackenzie
Dern (116) vs. Amanda
Ribas (116)
Carlston
Harris (170) vs. Santiago
Ponzinibbio (171)
Abdul
Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Cesar
Almeida (185.5)
Chris
Curtis (185.5) vs. Roman
Kopylov (185.5)
Austin
Bashi (145.5) vs. Christian
Rodriguez (145)
Uros
Medic (171) vs. Punahele
Soriano (171)
Felipe
Bunes (126) vs. Jose
Johnson (128.5)*
Ihor
Potieria (188)** vs. Marco Tulio
(185.5)
Thiago
Moises (155.5) vs. Trey Ogden
(155.5)
Preston
Parsons (171) vs. Jacobe
Smith (170.5)
Nicolle
Caliari (125.5) vs. Ernesta
Kareckaite (126)
Magomed
Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Bruno Lopes
(205.5)
Victoria
Dudakova (116) vs. Fatima
Kline (116)
Nurullo
Aliev (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki
(155)

* Johnson missed weight by 2.5 pounds and will be fined 20% of
his purse.
** Potieria missed weight by two pounds and will be fined 25% of
his purse.