Middleweight Makes Progress; Mackenzie Dern Remains Intact in The Junkie Rankings for May 23
Middleweight Makes Progress; Mackenzie Dern Remains Intact in The Junkie Rankings for May 23.
At the event, which took place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, straw weight Mackenzie Dern defeated straw weight Angela Hill with ease. At the same time, middleweight Anthony Hernandez submitted middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan in Round 3 with ground-and-pound.
Even so, only one of those UFC Fight Night 224 champions stood out in our rankings, as “Fluffy” extended his unbeaten record to four matches and beat out former Bellator champion Gegard Mousasi to earn a spot among the honorable mentions.
Even though UFC Fight Night 224 didn’t include many notable fighters, it was considered in this week’s USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.