UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs Ribas 2 Fight Card, Date, Start Time in India, Telecast & Live Streaming Info

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship opens 2025 with a return to the Apex this weekend for UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs Ribas 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 249 or UFC on ESPN+ 107), headlined by women's strawweight contenders rematch.

UFC opens the year at home in Las Vegas this weekend with a pivotal strawweight rematch between top ten ranking finishers Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas, while exciting all-rounders feature in the co-main event as Santiago Ponzinibbio faces Carlston Harris in a welterweight bout.

Also on the main card, César Almeida takes on Abdul Razak Alhassan at middleweight before Chris Curtis collides with Roman Kopylov at the same weight division. Plus, Christian Rodriguez faces Austin Bashi in a featherweight bout.

In the main card opener, Punahele Soriano meets Uros Medic at welterweight after Jose Johnson and Felipe Bunes face off at flyweight to close the preliminary card, which also sees middleweights Marco Tulio and Ihor Potieria do battle.

The UFC Vegas 101 event will also feature debuts of several promising recent Dana White's Contender Series graduates. Here is all you need to know about UFC Fight Night 249:

When and where is UFC Vegas 101 taking place?

The event takes place on Saturday (January 11) at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. And due to time difference in India, the event will start in the early hours of Sunday (January 12).

What time does UFC Vegas 101 start?

The preliminary card starts at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT / 9 PM GMT (Saturday, January 11) | 2:30 AM IST (Sunday, January 12). The main card, meanwhile, starts at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT (Saturday, January 11) | 12 AM GMT / 5:30 AM IST (Sunday, January 12).

Where and how to watch UFC Vegas 101 in India?

The main card of UFC Vegas 101 will be shown live on Sony Sports TEN 1 (English) and Sony Sports TEN 3 channels, while UFC Vegas 101 live streaming will be available on Sony LIV app or website with a premium subscription in India.

UFC Vegas 101 Fight Card

UFC Vegas 101 Main Card: The main card is headlined by a women's strawweight bout, and also features a couple of bouts in the middleweight and welterweight divisions as well as a bout in the featherweight division.

• Women's Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas
• Welterweight Bout: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris
• Middleweight Bout: César Almeida vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
• Middleweight Bout: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov
• Featherweight Bout: Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi
• Welterweight Bout: Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic

UFC Vegas 101 Preliminary Card: The prelims will feature a couple of lightweight bouts as well as a bout each in the men's middleweight, light heavyweight, flyweight, welterweight, women's strawweight and women's flyweight divisions.

• Flyweight Bout: Jose Johnson vs. Felipe Bunes
• Middleweight Bout: Marco Tulio vs. Ihor Potieria
• Lightweight Bout: Thiago Moisés vs. Trey Ogden
• Welterweight Bout: Preston Parsons vs. Jacobe Smith
• Women's Flyweight Bout: Ernesta Kareckaitė vs. Nicolle Caliari
• Light Heavyweight Bout: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes
• Women's Strawweight Bout: Fatima Kline vs. Victoria Dudakova
• Lightweight Bout: Joe Solecki vs. Nurullo Aliev