No one questions Mackenzie Dern’s grappling bona fides. They do, however, question her ability to consistently make weight and her ever-changing accent.
Dern heads into this weekend’s UFC 222 with a perfect 5-0 record as a professional and looking to impress on the biggest stage in the sport when she makes her octagon debut against Ashley Yoder.
MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani caught up with Dern on Thursday as she was preparing to make the final weight cut for the fight. Having missed weight in two of her five pro fights, the concern was there for Dern to miss the 115-pound mark for her first UFC bout, something she addressed with Helwani.