Recent Articles on Sherdog.com · May 23, 2023
UFC Fight Night 223 Aftermath: A Much-Improved Mackenzie Dern
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“UFC Vegas 73” was a major coming out party for Mackenzie Dern. Her five-round defeat of perennial contender Angela Hill announced to the women’s strawweight division that Dern was an improved fighter and a major player in the future of the division. Dern absolutely dominated from bell to bell and delivered what was probably a career-best performance where she mixed up striking and grappling better than she has in times past.
Today, we look at that fight and how Dern managed to go in there and dominate so completely. What did Dern add to her game? This is the question we will be exploring today.
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