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.

#UFCVegas73 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern climbs strawweight bonus list (via @MikeBohn) https://t.co/CCyfxCsndK
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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.

Mackenzie Dern relieved to air personal issues ahead of UFC Fight Night 224: 'It was good for me to just let it out there' #UFCVegas73 https://t.co/6zDjoBeDko
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Dana White reacts to Mackenzie Dern's call out of Rose Namajunas after UFC Fight Night 224 #UFCVegas73 https://t.co/ttLShx4BIv
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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.

Mackenzie Dern explains why she wanted to vulnerable with the public by discussing her divorce and other personal issues before a #UFCVegas73 win.

Full interview: https://t.co/ZboodHp99R pic.twitter.com/PDgR6WST2P
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5 biggest takeaways from #UFCVegas73: The newest version of Mackenzie Dern is a freaking problem (via @mma_kings) https://t.co/KLyv53xHAz
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