LAS VEGAS – Mackenzie Dern’s training camp for UFC Fight Night 224 was filled with hurdles and struggles.
As the universe seemed to be dragging her down, Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) said she ultimately came to realizations that reshaped her mindset for the better ahead of her main event bout Saturday vs. Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC) at the UFC Apex.
“I feel like so many things are trying to bring me down, like changing managers, the divorce, the gym,” Dern told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a news conference Wednesday. “There’s so much stuff going on that I don’t want something to take me off my course. To stay on course, I need to have a plan.”
