Nina ansaroff returns to UFC after giving birth to her first daughter PHOTO: Twitter/ @NinaAnsaroff
Just six months after giving birth to her first daughter, Nina ansaroff is back in the UFC octagon, to face Mackenzie dern, UFC Las Vegas 23, next Saturday (10). Ready for confrontation, the wife of Amanda nunes praised her opponent and spoke about the problems she had in her preparation. The statement was given in the 'half day'.
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“I know that Mackenzie is a super tough athlete and has other qualities, it's not just jiu-jitsu. She likes to fight and has a big heart. I don't know if she asked for this fight or if the UFC thought it was a great idea. But when they made it official, I thought: 'It's a fair duel'”, said Nina.
The strawweight (up to 52,1kg) admitted that she is still choking on her last defeat, to Tatiana Suarez placeholder image. Ansaroff also talked about the problems he had during his preparation and stated that he was not 100% due to the medications he was taking.
“My last fight against Tatiana was a tough fight. I lost, but I feel like it was a close fight. If I had one more minute, I think I would have finished. I had a difficult week, I went into the fight with a bad throat. I was taking a lot of antibiotics, so I wasn't in the best shape. Here we are two years later, another fight but without any illness, so let’s see what happens”, concluded the athlete.
With a record of 10 victories and six setbacks, Nina ansaroff seeks to find its victories again. After a sequence of four victories, the athlete was defeated by Tatiana Suarez placeholder image, in June 2019. Currently, the North American is fifth in the strawweight rankings.
Occupying 11th place in the division ranking, Mackenzie dern He is going through a great phase in his MMA career. The jíu-jitsu legend is riding on three consecutive victories and is looking to reach greater heights in the category. His last defeat was to Amanda ribas, in October 2019, by points.
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