However last night things took an even stranger turn. After a split decision victory against Yoder
There was a translator at hand to which the spectators had less than kind reaction:
Gurgel just standing around… #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/4bFNVQ4AFs
— McDuckMMA (@McDuckMMA) March 4, 2018
So… is English now Mackenzie Dern’s second language?
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) March 4, 2018
Wait….. why is there a translator? She speaks perfect English
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) March 4, 2018
Just trolling us now. https://t.co/QNYPl0VO4e
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) March 4, 2018
DERN: Is a, how you say in English, a… hard fightch. She a tough girl, is good strike.
JOE: Aren’t you from Arizona?
DERN: I traina hard for this fightch.— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) March 4, 2018
Dern ultimately explained:
Mackenzie Dern explains the confusion of having a translator during her post-fight interview #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/e1ZZQCGiVR
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) March 4, 2018
Mackenzie Dern wins her UFC debut by split decision over Ashley Yoder, but did the judges get it right? #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/Zd6JJQepbP
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 4, 2018