Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are running this back this weekend. The two UFC strawweight contenders meet in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. It's a rematch that's been five years in the making.

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas fight card from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday

The Huntington Beach strawweight, who lost their 2019 bout four months after giving birth, says she has grown as a fighter going into Saturday’s main event.

The UFC is back from Christmas break, and it takes place this Saturday at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nev. The main event features a strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. In the co-main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio of Argentina faces Carlston Harris of Guyana at welterweight.

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Death, taxes and the UFC force-feeding us rematches no one asked for. But in all seriousness, it’s nice to have the world leader back in action and this rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas should hold some weight to the rankings in this division.

Mackenzie Dern is feeling good ahead of her first career rematch. The grappling star turned UFC fighter takes on Amanda Ribas in a strawweight bout that's set to headline Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex.

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