With the damage bug biting Tatiana Suarez as soon as once more, Mackenzie Dern will take her place to struggle Amanda Lemos at UFC 298.
Though the UFC has but to make an announcement, Lemos vs. Dern is listed on the promotion’s official press portal for UFC 298 on Feb. 17 at Honda Middle in Anaheim, Calif. The information was first reported by The Orange County Register.
Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) returned in 2023 after a four-year layoff as a consequence of accidents. She picked up two submission wins lasy yr, one in February in opposition to Montana De La Rosa and the opposite in August in opposition to Jessica Andrade. She’s regarded by many as the largest risk to the strawweight title, however accidents sadly have stored her from preventing for the belt.
Dern (13-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), changing Suarez, is seeking to bounce again from her first profession stoppage loss. Dern suffered a TKO defeat to Andrade again in November at UFC 295. She’s 2-2 in her previous 4 outings.
Lemos (13-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) hasn’t competed since her title-fight loss to champ Zhang Weili this previous August at UFC 292. Lemos misplaced by unanimous choice to snap a two-fight profitable streak in opposition to Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Marina Rodriguez.
Under is the up to date UFC 298 lineup:
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
Henry Cejudo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker
Ian Garry vs. Geoff Neal
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Lemos
Ikram Aliskerov vs. Anthony Hernandez
Andrea Lee vs. Miranda Maverick
Marcos Rogerio vs. Justin Tafa
Rinya Nakamura vs. opponent TBA
Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Oban Elliott vs. Val Woodburn
Danny Barlow vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
AJ Dobson vs. Tresean Gore
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