Mackenzie Dern faces Tecia Torres at UFC 273 in April

M. Dern (photo) faces T. Torres in the UFC 273. (Photo: Disclosure/UFC.com)

The newly announced card UFC 273 has been taking shape in recent days. After the announcement of the featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) and bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) title fights, the duel between the strawweights (up to 52,1 kg) was confirmed. Mackenzie dern e Tecia torres. The announcement was made by Torres herself, through social media.

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“I got my top 5 fight. I'll enter that top 5 on April 9th, at UFC 273 #TorresVsDern”, wrote the fighter.

Fifth place in the strawweight rankings, Mackenzie dern seeks to recover from the defeat suffered in his last fight, against Marina Rodriguez. Before that, the American daughter of a Brazilian had won four consecutive victories, three of which were by submission in the first round.

On the other side, Tecia torres He's going through a great phase in his career. After losing four fights in a row between 2018 and 2019, “Tiny Tornado” turned things around and has won three consecutive victories, the last of which was over Angela Hill, in August 2021. At 32 years old, the American Top Team athlete occupies seventh place in the category ranking.

Still without a confirmed location, the UFC 273 It takes place on April 9th ​​and features two title fights. In the main fight, Alexander Volkanovsky defends the featherweight title against “Korean zombie”. In the co-main, aljamain sterling e Petr yan they duel for the unification of the bantamweight belts.