Angela Hill can see Mackenzie Dern popping out on high when she runs again her 2019 conflict with Amanda Ribas this Saturday night time inside The APEX.
Just a little over 5 years in the past, Ribas landed a giant unanimous determination win over Dern at UFC on ESPN+ 19, snapping the BJJ sensation’s seven-fight win streak. Now, the 2 fan favorites will run it again because the promotion kicks off 2025 with a bang in Las Vegas.
Hill sees Amanda Ribas having a ‘Rough Night’ towards Mackenzie Dern
The primary time round, Ribas was capable of stifle Dern’s world-class grappling and muster her second profession win beneath the UFC banner. Since then, the Brazilian has added 5 extra wins to her resume, however her latest struggles to remain within the win column has ‘Overkill’ considering Saturday’s scrap favors Dern.
“Leaning towards Dern, just because Ribas doesn’t look as good at strawweight … I feel like she looks more vulnerable,” Hill stated on her 2Straws podcast. “I feel like Dern has the same ability to just throw everything into her punches, come forward, maybe drop her before she jumps on top of her. And I feel like it might be a rough night for Ribas just because of that.”
After seeing her fight-five win streak snapped towards Marina Rodriguez in 2020, Ribas has alternated wins and losses, including victories over Virna Jandiroba, Viviane Araujo, and Luana Pinheiro whereas falling to Katlyn Cerminara, Maycee Barber, and ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas.
Dern, like Ribas, has seen her personal struggles contained in the Octagon. She is at the moment 1-2 in her final three together with back-to-back losses towards Jessica Andrade and Amanda Lemos.
In her most up-to-date outing, she delivered a dominant exhibiting towards Lupita ‘Loopy’ Godinz in August.
