Kicking off the UFC Vegas main card at the Apex facility is a women’s strawweight tilt between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers. Round 1: A lot of feinting to start this fight. The two clinch up aggressively with Cifers landing plenty of strikes and knees. They separate and return to striking. The fight ends up […]
Kicking off the UFC Vegas main card at the Apex facility is a women’s strawweight tilt between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers.
Round 1: A lot of feinting to start this fight. The two clinch up aggressively with Cifers landing plenty of strikes and knees. They separate and return to striking. The fight ends up on the ground with Cifers showing no fear of Dern’s ground game as he looks to land strikes. However, Dern catches her with a kneebar and the end comes right after with Cifers tapping.
Official result: Mackenzie Dern defeats Hannah Cifers via kneebar submission (R1, 2:36).
Mackenzie Dern is scheduled to face Hannah Cifers this weekend as the UFC returns to its home in Las Vegas and hosts UFC on ESPN 9 at their Apex facility. Dern is coming off of a loss from October of last year against Amanda Ribas, four months after gi…
Mackenzie Dern is scheduled to face Hannah Cifers this weekend as the UFC returns to its home in Las Vegas and hosts UFC on ESPN 9 at their Apex facility. Dern is coming off of a loss from October of last year against Amanda Ribas, four months after giving birth. Dern does not regret making […]
UFC women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern said she doesn’t regret returning to the Octagon in October just four months after giving birth to her daughter, Moa…
UFC women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern said she doesn’t regret returning to the Octagon in October just four months after giving birth to her daughter, Moa…
After months away from its unofficial home, the UFC is reportedly heading back to Las Vegas. Just a few weeks after hosting three events in eight days, the organization is planning to have another event on May 30…
After months away from its unofficial home, the UFC is reportedly heading back to Las Vegas. Just a few weeks after hosting three events in eight days, the organization is planning to have another event on May 30…
Popular strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the octagon against Hannah Cifers on May 23. Dern has not competed since losing for the first time in her career against Amanda Ribas in October 2019. She previously boasted a perfect 7-0 record and was one of the brightest prospects in womens MMA. The […]
Popular strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the octagon against Hannah Cifers on May 23.
Dern has not competed since losing for the first time in her career against Amanda Ribas in October 2019. She previously boasted a perfect 7-0 record and was one of the brightest prospects in womens MMA.
The Brazilian-American previously took an 18-month hiatus from MMA in order to have her first child. She’ll now be hoping to get back into the title picture, starting with Cifers on May 23 according to MMA Fighting who report.
“MMA Fighting has learned that a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers is tentatively set for a yet-to-be-announced show on May 23. It’s still unclear if the event will take place in Jacksonville, Fla., like the other events.”
Dern was originally set to face Ariane Carnelossi on April 25 at UFC Lincoln. However, that fight was scrapped as Carnelossi was unable to travel due from her native Brazil due to the coronavirus. Eventually, the entire card was cancelled and the UFC began making plans to hold all future events in Florida.
Two more events will take place the following week on May 13 and May 16. All three shows are due to go down at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. As of yet, it is unclear if this fight will take place in the same arena or elsewhere. UFC president Dana White has continuously spoken about holding fights on an island – although this is likely to be reserved for international fighters who are unable to travel to the U.S.
Can Mackenzie Dern get back to winning ways against Hannah Cifers?
Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the Octagon after suffering the first professional loss of her mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Dern, the 26-year-old jiu-jitsu ace, was previously 7-0 before being outclassed by Amanda Ribas back in October at UFC Tampa. It marked Dern’s third appearance inside the Octagon. Now, according to a report […]
Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the Octagon after suffering the first professional loss of her mixed martial arts (MMA) career.
Dern, the 26-year-old jiu-jitsu ace, was previously 7-0 before being outclassed by Amanda Ribas back in October at UFC Tampa. It marked Dern’s third appearance inside the Octagon. Now, according to a report from Combate, the Brazilian will meet fellow countrywoman Ariane Carnelossi at UFC Lincoln from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 25.
Carnelossi comes off her first loss since 2014, as she had a 12-fight win streak snapped by Angela Hill back in September due to a Doctor’s Stoppage. The loss also took place during Carnelossi’s UFC debut. Prior to that, she hadn’t lost since making her professional MMA debut, a first-round submission loss to Amanda Ribas, who just handed Dern the first loss of her career.
Dern vs. Carnelossi joins a UFC Lincoln card that already featured a light heavyweight main event between Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira, along with several other great matchups announced thus far. Check out the updated card for UFC Fight Night 173 below.
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Women Flyweight: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Lightweight: Evan Dunham vs. Michael Johnson
Welterweight: Anthony Rocco Martin vs. David Zawada
Middleweight: Zak Cummings vs. Andrew Sanchez
Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Ariane Carnelossi
What do you think about the matchup between Dern and Carnelossi?
Popular strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern is set to return to the octagon against Hannah Cifers on May 23. Dern has not competed since losing for the first time in her career against Amanda Ribas in October 2019. She previously boasted a perfect 7-0 record and was one of the brightest prospects in womens MMA. The […]