The first UFC event of the year will be a Fight Night featuring the second clash between Dern and Ribas taking place on Sunday the 12th of January (early morning South African time) at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas and below we will take a look at the main event and two other fights from a betting point of view.
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MACKENZIE DERN vs AMANDA RIBAS
Women’s Strawweight Main Event:
Mackenzie Dern is a well-known grappler from Brazil who possesses great stamina too. She has been fighting within the organisation since 2018 and she has been successful so far fighting 14 times and picking up 9 wins with 5 losses to date.
She has battled to maintain winning form lately, losing 3 and winning 2 of her last 5 fights. The last time she stepped in the octagon was in August when she took on Loopy Godinez and won by decision.
Amanda Ribas is a well-balanced fighter who shows talent in each field of MMA. She has fought for the UFC for roughly five and a half years, and she has fought a total of 11 bouts, picking up 7 wins and 4 losses.
Her recent form has been similar to Dern’s, and she has also lost 3 and won 2 of her 5 most recent fights. She clashed with Rose Namajunas in her last fight, which was held in March last year, where Ribas lost by decision.
BETTING – click here to bet
Dern 2.55
Ribas 1.50
PREDICTION:
I believe that just like their first encounter a few years ago, the fight will go the way of Ribas by decision.
SANTIAGO PONZINIBBIO vs HARRIS CARLSTON
Welterweight Co-Main Event:
Santiago Ponzinibbio is a fighter from Argentina who is 38 years old and has fought within the institution since 2013. He possesses clean striking and despite being in the UFC for so long, he has not fought very frequently, currently sitting with 7 losses and 11 wins across his 18 bouts.
He has struggled to find form over the last few years, losing 4 of his 5 latest bouts. His last fight was held in July last year where he fought against Muslim Salikhov losing by decision.
Harris Carlston, a fighter from Guyana is known for his overall athletic ability and clean striking. He made his debut in 2019 and he has been on good form since then, winning 4 of his 6 fights so far.
He has won 2 of his last 3 encounters, however, his last fight that took place in May 2024 resulted in a round 1 TKO loss to Khaos Williams.
BETTING – click here to bet
Ponzinibbio 1.70
Carlston 2.10
PREDICTION:
I believe that Ponzinibbio as the more experienced fighter will take this fight by round 3 TKO.
CESAR ALMEIDA vs ABDUL RAZAK ALHASSAN
Middleweight Fight:
Cesar Almeida is a Brazilian striker who possesses insane athletic ability. He has fought officially just 3 times since joining the UFC and he been successful in 2 of the 3 fights. His most recent fight concluded in a decision win over Ihor Potieria back in October.
Abdul Razak Alhassan, fighting out of Ghana is a striker who has not been able to stay on the winning end of things in his professional career so far. His UFC experience dates back to 2016 and he has won 6 and lost 6 of his 13 bouts with his latest fight ending in a no contest against Cody Brundage in July.
BETTING – click here to bet
Almeida 1.37
Alhassan 3.00
PREDICTION:
I think that Almeida being the favourite for this fight will win by decision after 3 rounds.
SUGGESTED BETS:
Dern vs Ribas
Ribas by decision at 2.00
Ponzinibbio vs Carlston
Ponzinibbio by Ko at 3.25
Almeida vs Alhassan
Almeida by decision at 3.40
THE WIN TREBLE
All 3 of my fancies fighters to win works out to 3.20 and you can use this code to populate your bet slip 23926258
A 22.00 TREBLE
All 3 of my bets to arrive works out to 22.00 and you can use this code to populate your bet slip 23926253
Note: All prices correct at time of writing but subject to change.
