UFC Abu Dhabi delivered an astonishing main card on Saturday, featuring a women’s strawweight showdown between Mackenzie Dern and ranked #10 contender Loopy Godinez. In a grueling match, Dern, who hadn’t fought this year, secured a victory in the third round. She landed early strikes while Godniez focused on defense, keeping her guard high.

Godinez landed kicks and attempted takedowns, but Dern eventually regained control. Despite a strong arm triangle attempt in the second round, Dern’s effective striking in the third round served her the victory. Both fighters exchanged powerful strikes throughout the fight, but commentator Daniel Cormier claimed that Dern dominated the striking exchanges and was met with disagreement from fans on X. Even Henry Cejudo joined in the criticism,

X user @ElBorregoal claimed, “DC and the other commentator are so biased. Lupe has Dern’s eye all messed up due to her striking, but they’re saying Dern is the only one landing strikes. Who actually watched the fight?”