UFC Vegas 101 live blog: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2

Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

This is the UFC Vegas 101 live blog for Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas, the strawweight main event Saturday in Las Vegas.

Dern is currently No. 8 at 115 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Ribas a couple of spots behind at No. 10. The two previously fought in October 2019, when Ribas defeated Dern via unanimous decision.

Since making the transition from Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion to MMA fighter...