More people are talking about Mackenzie Dern’s failed weight cut than they are her submission win over Amanda Cooper at UFC 224.
Dern, a multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion, submitted Cooper in the first round but has been bombarded with criticism for coming into the fight a massive seven pounds over the designated strawweight (116 lbs.) limit.
The 25-year-old prospect had failed to make weight on three separate occasions prior to UFC 224 and has promised to fix things up at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, telling reporters at the post-fight press conference that she’s ‘ashamed’ of her actions.