7 p.m. ET: Main Card | 4 p.m. ET: Prelims
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UFC kicks of its first event of 2025 this weekend at UFC APEX with UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on Saturday, Jan. 11. The event will air live on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and SiriusXM Fight Nation, with the main card at 7 p.m. ET and Prelims beginning at 4 p.m.
Main Event
- Top 10 strawweights Mackenzie Dern (14-5) and Amanda Ribas (13-5) meet in a highly anticipated rematch to kick off the year. No. 6-ranked Dern, already holding the record for most submissions in UFC strawweight history, looks to add to her total and insert herself into the title conversation. No. 8-ranked Ribas, who won their first meeting in 2019, returns to strawweight after a brief stint at flyweight and aims to repeat her success against Dern in this pivotal clash.
Co-Main Event
- Welterweight veterans Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-8) and Carlston Harris (19-6) meet in a pivotal co-main event clash. Ponzinibbio, now in his 12th year with the UFC, looks to rebound from a split decision loss to Muslim Salikhov in July and snap a two-fight skid. Harris, known for his finishing ability and post-fight bonuses, aims to bounce back from a knockout loss to Khaos Williams and reestablish himself as a dangerous contender in the division.
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On the call
- Brendan Fitzgerald will call the action alongside former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Charly Arnolt will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Thurs. 1/9 | 8 p.m. | UFC: Camino al Octágono | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri. 1/10 | 5 p.m. | UFC Live | ESPN2 |
| 6 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey: Dern vs. Ribas 2 | ESPN+ | |
| Sat. 1/11 | 4 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Dern vs. Ribas 2 (Prelims) | ESPN+ (English & Spanish) SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Dern vs. Ribas 2 (Main Card) | ||
| 10 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show Presented by Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey: Dern vs. Ribas 2 | ESPN+ SiriusXM Fight Nation Channel #156 |
*Immediately following Main Event.
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 7 PM | Main | Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas |
| Co-Main | Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris | |
| Undercard | Cesar Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan | |
| Undercard | Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov | |
| Undercard | Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi | |
| Undercard | Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic | |
| 4 PM | Feature | Jose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes |
| Undercard | Marco Tulio vs. Ihor Potieria | |
| Undercard | Thiago Moises vs. Trey Ogden | |
| Undercard | Preston Parsons vs. Jacobe Smith | |
| Undercard | Ernesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari | |
| Undercard | Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes | |
| Undercard | Fatima Kline vs. Viktoriia Dudakova | |
| Undercard | Nurullo Aliev vs. Joe Solecki |
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