Yahoo Sports UFC Fight Night 249 preview: Can Mackenzie Dern beat Amanda Ribas in rematch?
Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are running this back this weekend.
The two UFC strawweight contenders meet in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. It's a rematch that's been five years in the making. The two first met in October 2019, and Ribas was able to hand Dern her first professional defeat.
How much have these two fighters evolved since their first fight? Can Dern even out the score against Ribas?
MMA Junkie's Brian "Goze" Garcia, Nolan King, Danny Segura and host "Gorgeous" George Garcia break down Saturday's UFC main event, along with some other highlighted bouts on the card.
Watch their discussion in the video above, and don't miss this week's complete episode of "Spinning Back Clique" below on YouTube or in podcast form.
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