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What the Heck, Episode 53: Jon Anik, Mackenzie Dern, Joe Solecki and Colbey Northcutt

On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern (4:41) ahead of her big matchup with Nina Ansaroff this Saturday at UFC Vegas 23 and discuss being part of the first women’s MMA fight to air on ABC, sharing the octagon with a fellow mom and her hope to attract more women into watching the sport, what she took away from her hard fought victory over Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256, where a win over the No. 5 ranked Ansaroff will take her, and her thoughts on the upcoming title fight between Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas at UFC 261.