UFC Fight Night 249 explained

UFC Fight Night 249
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:UFC Apex
City:Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Followingevent:UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2

UFC Fight Night 249 (also known as UFC Vegas 101 and UFC on ESPN+ 107) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on January 11, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]

Background

A women's strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas is scheduled to headline this event.[2] They were originally scheduled to compete at on December 14, 2024 but the bout was moved to this event in order to serve as the main event.[3] The pairing first met at in October 2019 where Ribas won by unanimous decision.[4]

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie and former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti was reportedly scheduled for this event.[5] However, de Randamie announced her retirement and the bout was scrapped.[6] [7]

Fight card

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Announced bouts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-11-16. 2024-11-17.
  2. Web site: Swerve! Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 promoted to UFC Vegas 101 main event (not UFC Tampa). mmamania.com. Alexander Behunin. 2024-12-03. 2024-12-03.
  3. Web site: Report: Amanda Ribas-Mackenzie Dern Rematch Set for UFC Tampa on Dec. 14. sherdog.com. Sayan Nag. 2024-08-19. 2024-08-19.
  4. Web site: UFC Tampa Results: Amanda Ribas Dominates Mackenzie Dern. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-10-12. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-10-13.
  5. Web site: Jacqueline Cavalcanti enfrenta ex-campeã no primeiro card do UFC em 2025. 2024-10-25. 2024-10-25. agfight.com. Diego Ribas. es.
  6. Web site: Former UFC champion Germaine de Randamie announces retirement from MMA. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2024-10-31. 2024-10-31.
  7. Web site: Morning Report: Michael Chandler warned Jon Jones ‘I’m coming to steal the show’ at UFC 309. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2024-11-06. 2024-11-06.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 249. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2024-11-25.
  9. Web site: Martin . Damon . 2024-09-29 . Trey Ogden vs. Thiago Moises booked for UFC event on Jan. 11 . 2024-10-05 . MMA Fighting . en.
  10. Web site: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov targeted for Jan. 11 UFC event. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2024-10-05. 2024-10-05.
  11. Web site: Uroš Medić se vraća u UFC oktagon: Rivala mu dobro poznajemo. 2024-10-12. 2024-10-12. n1info.rs. Nikola Novaković. sr.
  12. Web site: UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates Headlines UFC Vegas 100. mmanews.com. Harvey Leonard. 2024-10-13. 2024-10-13.
  13. Web site: Preston Parsons Meets Andreas Gustafsson at UFC's January 11 Fight Night. cagesidepress.com. Jay Anderson. 2024-10-15. 2024-10-15.
  14. Web site: 2024-10-23 . UFC adds Felipe Bunes vs. Jose Johnson to first 2025 event . 2024-10-23 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  15. Web site: UFC Matchmaking Bulletin: Ikram Aliskerov Returns In Saudi Arabia. mmanews.com. Harvey Leonard. 2024-10-27. 2024-10-27.
  16. Web site: Santiago Ponzinibbio Returns to Face Carlston Harris at UFC Vegas 101 in January. lowkickmma.com. Javier Delgado. 2024-11-07. 2024-11-07.
  17. Web site: UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-11-16. 2024-11-16.
  18. Web site: UFC strawweights Victoria Dudakova, Fatima Kline to fight on first card of new year. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-11-21. 2024-11-21.

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