Mackenzie Dern Alleges Physical Abuse Led to Divorce | The MMA Hour

Mackenzie Dern discusses her win over Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 73, if she was close to a finish, why she was so open about her divorce and training camp issues before the fight, what caused the divorce, who she wants to fight next, how close she is to a title shot, and more.
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[@sylvesterstillalone]

Goes to show what’s seen in public or posted online can be very different from what’s going on behind closed doors. They were always front and center all smiles at every ufc event

[@johnboylan3832]

And she was the one who pushed that. Funny she has changed her tune now.

[@sylvesterstillalone]

@@johnboylan3832 Stockholm syndrome

[@Ziggyvu]

@@sylvesterstillalone source? Or talking out your ass

[@verstappen9937]

@@sylvesterstillalone this guy has no platform to say his side, why you acting like everything she says is true, she always seems so disingenuous to me

[@sylvesterstillalone]

@@verstappen9937 I’m not acting or insinuating about anything you weirdo I wrote a simple comment. they could both be abusing each other or there could be no abuse. they point of the comment is they split up

[@JJ_876]

I Remember when we went on a date we talked a lot about jujitsu. We held hands on the beach, she kissed me, then I woke up and realize I was late for work.

[@blacksabbath4252]

Did she fake her accent in the dream?

[@juangotti2202]

​​@@blacksabbath4252 probably had a Jamaican accent in the dream

[@bachemlightandlili4134]

🤟🏽🤣🤣☠️💀☠️☠️

[@John1873--]

Wet dream.

[@katana_3558]

​@@blacksabbath4252 bruh😂😂😂

[@DontReadMyUserName_]

Just remember, there are two sides to every story. I've seen too much to believe these stories right off the rip. At my job, a woman accused me of getting "in her face" physically to HR when we literally were having a phone conversation in our separate cubicles on different sides of the building......a complete fabrication.

[@verstappen9937]

Yeah agreed, not to mention I kinda doubt Dern whenever she says anything, she seems very disingenuous to me

[@dumbfailurekms]

what ended up happening ?

[@gp873]

⁠@@verstappen9937 I mean you’re just sharing your opinion on someone you don’t know personally.

[@DontReadMyUserName_]

@@dumbfailurekms Luckily management had my back and we sent the call logs to HR during the alleged "incident" proving it was a phone conversation. Not me harassing her like she told HR. I was vindicated but ask me if she got fired? Nope. Just a slap on the wrist. Could of ruined me without those call logs and a heavyweight backing me in management. Not everyone is that privileged and would have burned....

[@ShogunTen]

​@@verstappen9937 weird I have the same feeling. Don't even know her but listening to her talking about it, she don't sound like a women who's been abused. There's something about her who's weird

[@livelaifuformaiwaifu]

This kind of puts in perspective Dern leaving her old striking coach after an alleged fight between him and her ex-husband. I remember reading at the time it seemed ominous cause he insisted in an article that the conflict was not about money and he didn't want to speak on it publicly and said the real reason she would know about.

[@enrique6391]

Big facts!!! I remember that article and thought it was strange.

[@crazypato3752]

Why do you think that whole mess happen ?

[@juangotti2202]

​@Crazy Pato coach found out the husband was beating her so he did what a real man would do and caught the fade with him

[@ClaudioMartella]

Kind of surprised a surfer manages to beat up a UFC fighter

[@fuckbored4724]

@@ClaudioMartella Did you listen to the interview? he would threaten her, basically stating that because she is a martial artist, charges against her would be more severe if she hit him and stuff, threatening that she'd lose her daughter etc etc. She should have known that self defense is self defense, but sometimes people aren't thinking clearly in such situations.

[@rashadalton2324]

Respect for her opening up in this way

[@AlexRubio]

Accusing one isn't facts?

[@Duzykutas]

Very proud of her that she managed to re-learn the English language.

[@34thncrenshaw]

lol

[@jdub2199]

She is such a beautiful woman. Props to her for speaking up for herself and being a good mom

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Grab some water

[@VCthaGOATdunker]

Get a pair of glasses.

[@Glenn056]

@@VCthaGOATdunker you guys are some proper incels, guess its illegal to compliment a woman according to you guys

[@VCthaGOATdunker]

@@Glenn056 compliment her body, because that is the only good looking thing about her.

[@ICee712]

@@VCthaGOATdunker Lets see you, gumby

[@freddiemac327]

Thank you for sharing your story Mckenzie.

[@natb007]

Huge respect for sharing this! Wish her all the best for the future.

[@brooklynloutheskeptic]

Big Fan of Mackenzie here. Performance against Hill was best I have ever seen her. Strong all around, unpredictable and very dangerous. Loved it. Is heartbreaking to hear of her personal issues but seems like she is coming out the other side an even better person.

[@KarateScotty]

I think it’s the best we’ve all seen her. That performance was a slobberknocker.

[@brooklynloutheskeptic]

@@KarateScotty The words. "Strong" and "Brutal" come to mind.

[@zozaeg]

The best, she couldn't sub hill and who is also lanky and long lol

[@CH-yi2xm]

Well. Starting to see the equality you ladies request 🤌🏽

[@devinhanna53]

Especially when she tells lies about her ex husband because she has to pay child support. There’s a police report against her busting his nose when she attacked him. She’s garbage

[@marksoliva2332]

Damn.....she's not only strong in the ring but also enough to share her story. Much more than just a pretty face, and more so a great mom & role model.

[@HawkboyCkd]

Hurts my heart to hear her say she was abused, she seems like such a good honest beautiful person.

[@inderjeet8659]

Was she though? We don't know.

[@joerogan9522]

We all get abused get used to it

[@Maximus90277]

Apparently her ex husband couldn’t tolerate the fake accent

[@AlexRubio]

She's an MMA fighter wtf, she is lying imo

[@leonardomoore1868]

​@@AlexRubio Mckenzie is the 1 paying alimony and court costs. That right their should tell u everything about her allegations.

[@armandsalvy]

Amazing well handled interview. Ariel knows when to go deep and overall how to shape the flow of conversation. Excellent stuff.

[@ramram2781]

Her story just seems a little fishy to me.

[@rogerthat5176]

I can imagine joey diaz watching this video with his mouth open

[@dagreatestof]

I love dern and I follow her career longtime ago and her husband is a surfer dude who look like ain't about this shii!!!! I'm interesting to hear his side of the story..!

[@toziassmitt]

No, you don’t get to hear his side of the story. Don’t be silly. Believe all women! He’s guilty because she said so. Throw him in jail, ruin his reputation, we can find out later if it’s actually true or not… believe all women, don’t be a bigot!

[@TheRamyEra]

@@toziassmitt Exactly 💯

[@evo24kb]

Respect for Mackenzie. She’s a really good fighter, hope she gets the strap one day.

[@Rustyb1590]

Glad to hear she is doing well and getting out of a bad situation. I wish the best for her going forward.

[@rusty1748]

There is only room for one of us.

[@MMAAllDayEveryday]

Mckenzie Dern - What an amazing human being.

[@theallamericannightmare4163]

Hope she will find happiness and someone who will respect and support and love her correctly 🙏🏻. She is way too beautiful and beyond that to be getting abused

[@shamkala-kadima2929]

I think we need to hear his side of the story

[@Brimbino]

Couldn't u find a different thumbnail the black eye and the caption doesn't mix well with eachother. 😂 glad she got out and is now safe.

[@sleepswithnopillow8413]

what great energy she has. im a fan now. always smiling.

[@Kamui29]

I'm too early for the comments about her accent

[@flandanagan3720]

Don’t accent shame. She’s trans-Brazilian

[@showtime4life]

The evolution of Derns accent ✌️ great fighter 💯

[@itchiee]

Always a great smile!

[@frosty2.010]

I don't understand how a man can hit his wife. It goes against my nature itself.

[@steveknick1978]

Most likely him growing up seeing his father abuse his own mother, combined with professional jealousy. Human nature is to partner with someone who lets us repeat what we are already familiar with, even when what we are familiar with is negative.

[@abidahmed3222]

Oh so a woman hitting his husband is with your nature? Feminist

[@semyaza555]

Burn the coal, pay the toll.

[@Ziggyvu]

There’s no proof nor court case

[@termsofusepolice]

Ask Dana.

[@ikeobi1671]

Oh well I guess we just believe her 😆 🤣, cos she is beautiful. The ex husband we don't need to hear from him 😆 😂

[@freddiemac327]

You have to demand your title shot nowadays. Winning streaks don't get the respect they used to when the fighter is very respectful. Call for the belt after every fight.

[@luizfranca420]

To be honest I don't believe that, it looks like they scream each other and she wanter to give the guy a beat but didn't do, because she knew would be bad for her. It is how she sounded. She said the guy scream and hold her, not punch, slap, kick or wharever... I remember she was married and posting ass pic 24/7, the guy was broke and she was making good cash, we all know how this ends.

[@Nontoxicz]

Yeah unless it makes it through courts and we can see the evidence I'm not just gonna believe a woman off just her word in today's day and age they are spiteful and know they can get away with lying about that stuff and will do it to save face.

[@luizfranca420]

@@Nontoxicz from what she said, she is losing as will need to pay a good child support to the ex husband... for the justice do that for the man side... Sound like she thought just because she is woman would not need to pay child support while the guy is taking care of the girl and she is taking care of career...

[@thecars570]

Sounds like she is trying to get out of child support payments by claiming the “old trusty” abuse. When she could possibly smash her husband, in a fight.

[@luizfranca420]

@@thecars570 on target. And doing this on media saying she cares about family values and her daughter, exposing these things for whole world...

[@KarateScotty]

To be fair.. holding your girl down against her will is still physical abuse. Posting ass pics is not. Lol

[@leticiaalexandrino962]

You're amazing. We love you!!!

[@Ben-xg7ig]

@11:22 Mackenzie goes on for about 7min about how she was being abused and Ariel asked if she was being abused lol CMON

[@johnstamos2365]

Well Ariel is a simp that would allow a woman to beat him up especially when she is the antagonist!

[@PotentSenzu]

Shes actually really chill

[@Dizzle72]

I like the new mythical fighter people have been talking about, Divorced Dern. She was an absolute killer in her last fight and might I say, she's looking healthier than ever if you know what I mean ;-)

[@jakubantal2546]

as if single mothers weren't broken and scary before her..

[@jonoharper4729]

Uuh....she fought against Hill, not hard to look good against her, she's washed and should've retired long ago.

[@drewkiely901]

I’ve been feeling down lately and this interview warmed my heart . Thank you Mackenzie you are brave , strong , beautiful and inspirational. 🙏🏼

[@PoochZie]

Lol

[@matijacrgonja4355]

Mckenzie is so beautiful woman and nice person hope that she will be a champion in future!!!!! Ali the best from Croatia 🇭🇷 🙏 👊 ✌️

[@donlean2164]

7:33 Divorce and abuse

[@brockmiddlebrook4396]

Seems like an awesome person

[@benitokok4756]

What a woman - we must protect her at all costs.

[@Osten714]

What a liar*

[@KingNikaDKota]

She put her hands on her husband. Yeah. What a woman🤢

[@shamkala-kadima2929]

​@@KingNikaDKotafacts. Let's hear his side of the story

[@aaronbenhaggai973]

Dont care what anyone says she fine😅

[@nigelleeakamoneybanklocks8903]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Super Fine🔥

[@charlesoliviera]

Anyone who disagrees doesn't have proper eyes

[@h8jlhbtw]

Hope your last court date goes well MD! Great interview

[@ealmanza1111]

nice title for the vid

[@mjn92]

Mann Mckenzie’s english has improved so much

[@jackblack4654]

Physical abuse? She can beat that Skeletor fiance easily

[@coffeeyouu]

Vicente Luque has a Brazilian accent and he's from New Jersey and also if you hear Henry Cejudo speak Spanish these days he's got a little Brazilian Portuguese accent from speaking it so much its something about that language that alters your speaking

[@braxtonhall1070]

Not really. GSP trained in New Mexico and doesnt speak like a french cholo. Sooo….

[@Percnowitzki25]

Wild title of the video ariel 😂😂

[@ramonbriones4487]

Her english has gotten so much better! Good for her 😊

[@skameron831]

She was born and raised in Arizona lol

[@Viralmoments2023]

Lmfao this is hilarious 😂😂😂 you know she has spoke English her whole life right?😂

[@Viralmoments2023]

@@skameron831lmao these ppl crack me up

[@toziassmitt]

@@Viralmoments2023 r/woooosh

[@frjcde9392]

@@toziassmitt that’s a dead meme 😂

[@blakepowell2904]

First time I watched her fight unbelievable performance definitely watch her again . even more after hearing that

[@notduffy9203]

Take it with a grain of salt at the end of the day she is a fighter you could get any injury np, this lady has been giving me scary vibes since the early stages of her career not saying its not true just don't judge the book by its cover they could both be terrible, it could be true, or she could be manipulating her huge platform to react how she wants to get what she wants.

[@timcole2373]

Yeah I don't buy it.. she definitely isn't telling the whole truth about everything on her part about everything she might of done to cause these problems and downplaying her loses on her public life

[@lungzs]

you are so weird

[@JaneDoe-sv1mk]

I'd like to abuse her third eye that may be winking at me... now thats some real abuse right there....consentual obviously .... but massive and abusive .... probably....

[@draytonray9920]

I think there was a ghost at 2:28...

[@jonarryn737]

Broo i saw that too

[@snesleywipessqueegeeservices]

What a thoroughly lovely person she is. Big ups Mackenzie! 💪💙

[@tamie341]

I'm just glad people are showing her love now. For the first few years, all the fans just made fun of her accent

[@AS-nc5dz]

sending love to her 🤍

[@o-g-ob4399]

Simp!

[@mattmorrison9379]

Great smile. She looked to be in good form last Saturday

[@Recon6delta]

I like her! I am rooting for her!

[@GirthCondo]

Her ex fumbled the bag. She is beautiful and a class act. Props to her for getting out of that situation.

[@mmor7380]

We don't know if she is telling the true, court will determine that

[@frankpope5097]

She could play a young dave grohl in a nirvana movie

[@Chazman2705]

Rather than having a video title highlighting her major win over Hill, instead you lead with her divorce? C'mon bro

[@kevinhawley8724]

If she is a victim of abuse, please explain to me why the judge ordered HER to pay HIM alimony.

[@CW-ke8rk]

Mackenzie is such a beautiful soul

[@o-g-ob4399]

Stop being a simp you don't know anything about her personally.

[@stephenr5276]

“You know” ~ Mackenzie dern

[@judycunningham6053]

Love Mackenzie..total favorite.. beautiful Badass

[@dragasan]

This young lady is delightful and adorable. She's adorable but dangerous, very dangerous. 😂 I wish her all the luck going forward. Go Dern 3.0!

[@lionheartmilwaukee]

15:33 she says “even if we’re together one day or not” I pray that yall get it right because the reasoning for a divorce is legit but not justifiable before God to marry another person I hope things get better Mackenzie

[@QueenLeccare]

So happy she managed to figure out how to speak english again

[@adamspeckert7296]

She’s awesome.

[@mmagoldi11]

a liar*

[@ryandaly5642]

I hate the title of this video

[@Viralmoments2023]

She doesn’t sound Brazilian like she usually does 😂😂😂

[@timcole2373]

Ariel even called her out it about losing her voice 😂😂😂😂

[@burlhorse61]

because she's had so much heat about it-i noticed that as well

[@clinch4402]

You guys noticed that it's coincided with this? Maybe we should let up on her, husband probably forced his brazilian bs on her tbh.

[@realmma1]

Love her !!!

[@dave93x]

Just a friendly, good woman. I wish her well.

[@drivebyquipper]

Everyone puts on their best face in public.

[@dave93x]

@@drivebyquipper no nice people ever then I guess?

[@drivebyquipper]

@@dave93x I didn't say that, but you have no idea what she's like to live with.

[@drivebyquipper]

I'll tell you what. You are a good fan. You have every right to say what you did. I was too impulsive. I should have just let it go. I'll work on doing better.

[@miguellecoeur8615]

​@@drivebyquipper yeah for you too...and everybody

[@daveydeluxe5788]

I love how Dern is speaking out about all this. Ariel's journalism skills kicking in clarifying "was the abuse physical"

[@AlexRubio]

What! She is lying, things don't add up!

[@braunthompson]

​@@AlexRubio what doesn't add up

[@wavell14]

@@AlexRubio of course she's lying lol her whole persona is a lie

[@AlexRubio]

@@braunthompson she has lied about her whole persona. Check her past interviews she is a liar, so I don't believe her

[@tristan999]

Future champ!!

[@lancestabler7650]

Lol no

[@jonoharper4729]

😂😂

[@o-g-ob4399]

Yeah right! 😁

[@theguvnor3880]

That's sad, if true.

[@JaneDoe-sv1mk]

it's not and shame on AH for harping on it constantly. It's bizarre the way he kept mentioning it.

[@irren2550]

Cool but she hiding something

[@johnstamos2365]

Of course she is because women lie about their involvement!

[@Osten714]

Before I believe someone who faked her accent I need to hear the man’s side 😂

[@azerko]

People don't seem to understand she lives around a lot of Brazilians. When she speaks in Portuguese she also carries a bit of American accent.

[@datman3416]

@@azerko na bro she was talking like English was her second language 😂😂 they brought out an interpreter for her

[@davido2537]

Fr, all these white knights

[@gandres_07]

@@datman3416 the interpreter thing was ridiculous. But she is half Brazilian, you start living there, training there, embracing the culture again….yeah how you speak changes. She spoke perfect English and then maybe by gimmick it changed. But over all she has an excuse, she’s Brazilian.

[@katana_3558]

Yeah ... wanna hear both sides

[@javidelgado5]

I dont think Ive ever seen anyone talk with her hands more than Mackenzie.😂

[@tornadozadar2013]

Big SUPPORT FROM CROATIA 🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@bearsuitClan]

wow. shes VERY well spoken

[@melissaaengel1748]

Mackenzie is so beautiful and so talented. I wish her all the best.

[@cpugh70]

Let me say this, the skillset MacKenzie displayed against Hill can win the belt. I was blown away by agressive standup.. the hand speed, up the middle.. I think she's got it. Getting out of this mess will only make her better.

[@divbee365]

Mackenzie looking stunning xx

[@mjmcg73]

First domestic abuse survivor with a black eye unrelated to domestic abuse

[@timcole2373]

This screams Amber Heard!!!!

[@michaelj2681]

Her translator was John Cena

[@Kareem_Alcindor]

Much respect to Dern. Talking about Domestic Violence is hard.

[@A55Hol3_Actual]

0:20 Cause she's back to american accent with a touch of portuguese?

[@Viralmoments2023]

Lmao she chose American accent today

[@angrybrit129]

Her accent always been fake

[@A55Hol3_Actual]

@@Viralmoments2023 Seems so. 😆

[@Dave062YT]

She has grown so much and putting in great performances .Apart from the accent she is legit .

[@azerko]

People don't seem to understand she lives around a lot of Brazilians. When she speaks in Portuguese she also carries a bit of American accent.

[@kramer911]

A rare case of a single mom i'd simp for

[@jonarryn737]

Guys look at the windows at 2:28

[@DeepPocketsEnt]

Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know? Ya know?

[@Drako6434]

Respect to Dern for being a great fighter. At the same time I think it's pretty weak how everyone is responding on her personal life when they are only hearing one side of the story. SMH.

[@xpeacemaster]

that dude acted so wierd when he would be at her fights it was always uncanny, and irrational.

[@Last_Chance.]

Exactly

[@ramiromeza5078]

What would he do?

[@verstappen9937]

Dern is a weirdo too though

[@americanzombie1802]

We don’t know his side of the story

[@johnstamos2365]

That woman is lying of course, she is a woman and women never admit their involvement!

[@themonsterbaby]

That was the best Dern I've seen.... she was a straight dog in that fight. And i think calling out Rose was the perfect call-out. Rose really needs something big and interesting to come back to, and Dern looked ready to jump in with somebody at the next level..... just a good fight that i would love to see. Dern will definitely need to move her head and work on her defense for Rose's striking though. Rose ain't Hill, lol.

[@scotthall8850]

She is beautiful

[@drmo108]

She smiles wayyyyy to much. She smiles for every emotion. Those are signs of crazy. “I was physically abused” smiling “ I got divorced” smiling “I have to pay child support” smiling. I was being held down” smiling. Either she’s completely lying or she’s not telling the full stories of her stories.

[@QueenLeccare]

It's disassociation. I worked at a crisis center in my early 20s volunteering with abused and displaced teens. Smiling or laughing at the abuse or a deeply traumatizing experience is a coping mechanism. Please do not call people like her liars. I suggest you go give your time too one day. It's hard for people to tell their stories.

[@bernicer9084]

Thats simply who she is. She’s venting. And seems to be holding back her tears by smiling.

[@andresfelipejaramillotorre8955]

How does someone abuse a bjj black belt?

[@theironforce3000]

Good interview. She was venting right here, she needed a but if this. She is how she described it, being a weapon that you can't even use. I can't imagine being in a position like her where you know the exact skills to physically defend yourself and retaliate back. Yet you legally can't, otherwise the outcome will be much worse. so you're just there taking it until you mentally can't anymore. .😒 Wild stuff. Especially when you see her ex guy, scrawny surfer, how easily she can take him down . Hopefully the court system grants her a bit of favor soon. Only victim is the kid. As always . Awesome match last weekend otherwise! Shout out to Angela, too.. chick is tough ! 👊

[@davido2537]

So she abuses her husband and u defend her… hmmm

[@forever1909]

Shes none stop fan favorite

[@brianmarceaux1807]

Glad to hear her American accent is back

[@phatso207]

Ariel, you're doing God's work by just talking to people. 🙏🙏🙏 She's in her element during this interview, on top of the world. You can just see the shine in her. I hope she becomes a champion, she deserves it!

[@scotttillman01]

God's work? You know he's Jewish, right?

[@sarahhuggett9436]

Always was a fan of her style. Never knew how American she is. No knock. As I respect her Brazilian self. But, what a marvelous person, Mother & fighter. Plus, you can tell she still loves her bum of an ex husband. Regardless, she shall be champ one day. I hope one day, she's Hollywood