Mackenzie Dern turned in a dominant performance in the main event of UFC Fight Night 224.
Over the course of five rounds, Dern showed off improved striking while smothering Hill on the mat with relentless strikes and submission attempts, which was shown on the one-sided scorecards when it was all said and done.
Check out the top reactions on Twitter to the main event bout at the UFC Apex below:
UFC
Touched up and here we go!! #UFCVegas73 pic.twitter.com/FSN5WVRywe
— UFC (@ufc) May 21, 2023
Brianna Van Buren
Who y’all got ? Dern or Hill?? #UFCVegas
— BriannaTheBull (@briannathebull) May 21, 2023
Rafael Assuncao
Good lady’s #MainEvent #ufcfightnight Makenzie x Hill coming up!!!
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) May 21, 2023
Caposa
Maybe she doesn't need wrestling if she can sit people down like that
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 21, 2023
ESPN MMA
THE START TO THIS FIGHT FROM DERN AND HILL 😳 #UFCVegas73 pic.twitter.com/vcznl6nzd8
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 21, 2023
Sean Sheehan
An absolute shalacking in round one from Dern. Credit to Hill for surviving that. #UFC
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) May 21, 2023
Aaron Bronsteter
Hill survives and the question is whether Dern did enough damage to score a 10-8
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) May 21, 2023
Drake Riggs
That was a MacKenzie Dern first round if there's ever been one. Hill saved by the bell. #UFCVegas73
— Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) May 21, 2023
Yves Edwards
Can’t ever count @AngieOverkill out. There’s a real dog in that lady. #ufcvegas
— The Thugjitsu Master (@thugjitsumaster) May 21, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
Dern fighting like she’s pissed off! This is a different kind of intensity from her. Impressive how Hill survived that armbar attack. Round 2! #UFCVegas73
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 21, 2023
Johnny Munoz
Hill needs to stick and move #UFCVegas73
— Johnny Muñoz (@KidKvenbo) May 21, 2023
Luke Thomas
She certainly isn't spending nearly as much in mechanically disadvantageous positions as normal. Much better GNP as a result. Overall better urgency, too. https://t.co/TxiLZu8oxd
— Luke Thomas🏋️♂️ (@lthomasnews) May 21, 2023
Adam Hunter
Dern’s striking has improved almost as much as her fake accent. #UFC
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) May 21, 2023
Renato Moicano
Mackenzie striker gotten way better #UFCVegas73
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) May 21, 2023
Matthew Wells
A damn scrap at the end of Round 2. #UFCVegas73
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) May 21, 2023
Anthony Walker
Just get the bonus checks ready now. Hill and Dern are going at it #UFCVegas73
— Anthony Walker (@AntWalkerMMA) May 21, 2023
Jose Youngs
It's been a good day for women's combat sports #UFCVegas73
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) May 21, 2023
Raquel Pennington
1-1 Dern vs Hill. These girls are bringing the 🔥🔥🔥 @ufc
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) May 21, 2023
Kai Kamaka III
this is a scrap!!!!
— Kai Kamaka III (@kaiboikamaka) May 21, 2023
Stephie Haynes
Why did she go for the takedown???? She is killing her on the feet. That was so dumb. Wasted a potential KO. #UFCVegas73
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) May 21, 2023
Trevin Jones
These women are bad @ufc go dern go hill both tough as it gets #ufc
— Trev5starjones.eth (@TrevinAJones) May 21, 2023
Alan Jouban
This is intense!!!! #UFCVegas73
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 21, 2023
Chatmatkar Sandhu
Angela Hill. Wow. Respects. pic.twitter.com/QrWXAdxymh
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) May 21, 2023
Shaheen Al-Shatti
That's legitimately the meanest Mackenzie Dern has looked in her entire UFC career. Wow. Hellacious work from her tonight. #UFCVegas73
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) May 21, 2023
Jon Anik
Mackenzie Dern is fighting like a world champion tonight. Wow.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) May 21, 2023
Andreas Hale
This Dern-Hill fight is giving me anxiety. I don't think I've ever seen Mackenzie Dern fight with this much ferocity and Angie is tough as nails. #UFCVegas73
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) May 21, 2023
Tatiana Suarez
This fight is crazy! Wow! #UFCVegas73
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) May 21, 2023
Corey Anderson
I bet no one thought this fight was gonna go like this!! I thought for sure first exchange on the ground Dern would wrap Hill up. But Hill is showing she is a TRUE warrior and a gamer in there. Surviving some tough situations over and over. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿#UFCVegas73 #ufcfightnight
— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) May 21, 2023
Adam Martin
Divorced Dern is one beast of an MMA fighter. #UFCVegas73
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) May 21, 2023
Natan Levy
Angela Hill has no quit in her!#UFC
— Natan Levy ✡︎ (@Natan_Levy) May 21, 2023
Raquel Pennington
Derns cardio is wicked!!! You can see the power behind her punches!!! @ufc
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) May 21, 2023
Luke Thomas
Dern is absolutely fighting with more urgency and is showing better GNP than normal. That's making a real difference and is exciting to see, but this performance is not a radical departure from the issues previously limiting her upside.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♂️ (@lthomasnews) May 21, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
Dern putting the entire division on notice tonight! She looks very impressive. And Hill showing a lot of heart in there. No quit in her #UFCVegas73
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) May 21, 2023
Shakiel Mahjouri
Angela Hill is officially No. 2 all-time for total significant strikes landed. Max Holloway is still a MILE ahead, but it's a hell of an achievement nonetheless https://t.co/GoRl0b9QHJ
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@Shak_Fu) May 21, 2023
Marc Raimondi
Mackenzie Dern looks like an elite strawweight in this fight. Angela Hill is a warrior and isn’t giving an inch. But Dern has taken her game to a new level. Impressive.
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) May 21, 2023
Dan Tom
What is with this superstition narrative?
Dern was 4-2 at the APEX heading into this fight and the smaller cage suits her style…
if only there was someone to provide this information. #UFCVegas73 https://t.co/D7KF9yAz5t
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) May 21, 2023
Eryk Anders
Who saw this fight going to a decision? Dawgs both of them
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) May 21, 2023
Niko Price
Dern looked ferocious. Hill is so tough #UFC
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) May 21, 2023
MMA Junkie
#UFCVegas73 results: Mackenzie Dern (@MackenzieDern) def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (49-43, 49-44, 49-44)
Full coverage: https://t.co/9Iw9ZUlC3z pic.twitter.com/MQOT6PCf6y
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) May 21, 2023
