UFC women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern is preparing to throw down in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. With that in mind, a new consiracy theory concerning the fighter’s Brazilian accent has formed.
Mackenzie Dern is daughter to Brazilian parents, but was born in Phoenix, Arizona. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom turned fighter grew up becoming fluent in both English and Portuguese.
Consequently, the fighter’s accent has been caught fluctuating between her native tongues. Now mixed martial arts news source MiddleEasy has come forward with a conspiracy theory over the matter.
Citing episode three of UFC 224 Embedded: Vlog Series, the news source claims that Dern is intentionally altering her accent to fool media. Check out their report down below:
“In Episode 3 of Embedded for UFC 224, Mackenzie Dern clearly drops her suspect accent. Note her perfectly accurate pronunciation of the word “area” right after the 5:45 mark. No Brazilian has ever so naturally said the word ‘area’…
“In my opinion, this is definitive evidence that Mackenzie Dern is trolling the entire MMA world. She is mind-fucking the entire industry. I cannot be dissuaded from this.”
Dern’s spot on UFC 224 Embedded: Vlog Series Episode 3 can be seen below:
Dern is set to face off against Amanda Cooper at UFC 224. The live pay-per-view event will take place May 12.
