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UFC Fight Night 249 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern overtaking strawweight record books

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:57:48 +0000

The UFC’s in-cage product got off to a strong start in 2025 on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 249 seeing nine of 14 fights end inside the distance, including a number of brutal knockouts. It was submission that led the way in the main event, however, with Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) putting on one of her career-best performances en route to a third-round submission finish of Amanda Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in their strawweight main event rematch at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Dern was one of several names to leave an imprint on the record books. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 249. * * * *

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UFC Fight Night 249 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Santiago Ponzinibbio’s $16,000 leads

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:07:45 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 249 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+

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UFC Fight Night 249 video: Santiago Ponzinibbio TKOs Carlston Harris in wild comeback

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:20:13 +0000

Santiago Ponzinibbio had to show heart and durability against Carlston Harris , but it was the determining factor in his UFC Fight Night 249 win. Ponzinibbio (30-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) was in a bad way early against Harris (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the welterweight co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, however, he managed to turn the tables and come through with the TKO win at the 3:13 mark of Round 3 (via X ): Santiago Ponzinibbio poured it on for the finish #UFCVegas101 pic.twitter.com/IrTTaOz4HJ — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) January 12, 2025 The fight nearly was won by Harris in the opening round when he dropped Ponzinibbio, who was badly rocked but survived until the final bell. Harris kept it up in the second frame, landing more hard shots on his Argentinean foe. Ponzinibbio dug deep and found damaging offense on Harris in the second round, and arguably put the momentum on his side going into the significant final frame

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UFC Fight Night 249 videos: Backstage winner post-fight interviews

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:43:05 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 took place Saturday with 14 bouts on the lineup. MMA Junkie has you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 249 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 249 .

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Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris prediction, pick, start time for UFC Fight Night 249

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:53:54 +0000

Santiago Ponzinibbio and Carlston Harris meet Saturday on the UFC Fight Night 249 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 0-0 UFC main cards, 2024: 0-0 Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris UFC Fight Night 249 preview Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) is in need of a win. Since 2021, the Argentina-born welterweight is just 2-5, in what has easily been the roughest stretch of his career

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Carlston Harris relishes UFC return vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio after involuntary time off

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:27:17 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Carlston Harris fought only once in 2024, which was his only fight in the past 16 months, and he’s not completely sure why. “I don’t know myself,” Harris said Wednesday at UFC Fight Night 249 media day. “I wanted to fight more, but I don’t know.” Thankfully for Harris, the wait is over. On Saturday, he’ll face gritty veteran Santiago Ponzinnibio in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex.

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Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2′ media day interview

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:48:35 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex with a full card on ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the event spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day, including strawweight headliners Mackenzie Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Amanda Ribas (12-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), and MMA Junkie has videos of the interviews. Check below for the archived videos of each media day session, and watch the live stream above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 249 .

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Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2′ media day live stream

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:11:55 +0000

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Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2′ media day live stream (2:15 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:53:25 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex with a full card on ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the event are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, including strawweight headliners Mackenzie Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Amanda Ribas (12-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), and MMA Junkie has videos of the interviews. Check below for the archived videos of each media day session, and watch the live stream above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 249 .

Video: ‘UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2′ media day live stream (2:15 p.m. ET) – MMA Junkie

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 4-11)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:20:13 +0000

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot.

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