Tag: UFC Fight Night 224

UFC free fight: Angela Hill puts on striking clinic against Emily Ducote to win dominant decision

Watch Angela Hill’s most recent performance ahead of her return this Saturday against Mackenzie Dern.

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] reminded everyone in her last outing why she’s a forced to be reckoned with.

The former Invicta FC champion put on a striking clinic against Emily Ducote at UFC on ESPN 42 in December. It was a clean and dominant win for Hill, who won 30–27 across all three judges’ scorecard. Hill is known for her striking, but she showed new wrinkles and renewed fire in the performance.

You can watch Hill’s impressive win over Ducote in the video above.

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Hill is set to return to the cage on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 224. She takes on Mackenzie Dern in a strawweight matchup. The card goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) is coming off back-to-back wins over Ducote and Loopy Godinez. This two-fight winning streak snapped a 1-5 rut for Hill from 2020-2022.

Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), meanwhile, looks to bounce back from a majority decision loss to Yan Xiaonan from in October. She’s currently 1-2 in her past three fights, a stretch that put a halt to a four-fight winning streak.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.

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UFC free fight: Mackenzie Dern taps Randa Markos with nasty, first-round armbar to earn $50k bonus

Watch Mackenzie Dern put on a grappling clinic against Randa Markos.

There’s plenty of evidence in the octagon that [autotag]Mackenzie Dern [/autotag] is a world-class grappler. And there might be no better fight to showcase that than the one against Randa Markos.

Back in September 2020, Dern left many speechless with her quick and dominant win over Markos on the main card of UFC Fight Night 178. Dern was able to tie up and bring Markos to the ground from her back early in the first, and from there, it was all domination.

Dern would transition from attack to attack until she eventually swept and mounted Markos. From there she locked in a nasty armbar and shortly after got the tap. It was an impressive showing.

You can watch Dern’s crazy jiu-jitsu in the video above.

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Dern is set to return to the cage this Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 224. She takes on Angela Hill in a women’s strawweight matchup. The card goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) looks to bounce back from a majority decision loss to Yan Xiaonan from last October. She’s currently 1-2 in her past three fights, a run that put a halt to a four-fight winning streak.

Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) is coming off back-to-back wins over Emily Ducote and Lupita Godinez. This two-fight winning streak snapped a 1-5 rut for Hill that extended from 2020 to 2022.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.

UFC Fight Night 224: How to watch Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill, start time, fight card, odds

Here’s what you need to know to watch UFC Fight Night 224 on ESPN+, which features Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill in the women’s main event.

The UFC is back on its home turf Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Women’s strawweights are at the top of the lineup.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 224 with a pair of 115-pound contenders in action.

Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill shifts from UFC on ABC 4 to UFC Fight Night 224 headliner

UFC strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill are still fighting each other – just not this Saturday.

UFC strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill are still fighting each other – just not this Saturday as planned.

Originally booked for this weekend’s UFC on ABC 4 main card in Charlotte, N.C., the bout between Dern and Hill is shifting one week later to headline UFC Fight Night 224 on May 20 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on Monday following an initial report by MMA Fighting. The UFC has yet to make an official announcement as of this writing.

UFC Fight Night 224 was in need of a main event after Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington was canceled caused by Aldana moving into a title shot vs. bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes in the UFC 289 headliner next month. That came about after Julianna Peña was forced to withdraw from her trilogy with Nunes because of injury.

Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie strawweight rankings, will attempt to rebound from a main event loss to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night 211 in October. The 29-year-old has won five of her past seven fights overall.

Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) will attempt to break into the rankings on the heels of back-to-back wins over Loopy Godinez and Emily Ducote. The 38-year-old will make her 23rd octagon appearance with the bout, which will tie her with Jessica Andrade for most fights by any female in UFC history.

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
  • Anthony Hernandez vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
  • Emily Ducote vs. Loopy Godinez
  • Joaquin Buckley vs. Andre Fialho
  • Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina
  • Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson
  • Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Hayisaer Maheshate
  • Nick Fiore vs. Chase Hooper
  • Victoria Leonardo vs. Natalia Silva

UFC officially books five more events in Las Vegas – four at UFC Apex

The UFC’s late spring and early summer schedule is filling up with Apex events.

Just when it appeared the UFC was making a more full-fledged effort to hit the road, the promotion has locked down four more dates at the UFC Apex for late spring into early summer.

On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission officially approved five program permits for the promotion to hold events in its jurisdiction over a seven-week period. The only event of the bunch outside the UFC Apex is the International Fight Week pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena.

With the additions to the 2023 calendar, the promotion will have held 10 of its first 23 events of the year at the UFC Apex and two at T-Mobile Arena.

Scroll below to see which dates have landed at the UFC Apex and the updated fight cards for each.