Top women’s strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern will get her wish to fight at UFC 224 in Brazil. Following a successful octagon debut earlier this month, Dern (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) said she would like to fight at the May 12 event, which takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. She will meet Amanda Cooper (3-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on the card, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. A with knowledge of the situation confirmed the matchup to MMAjunkie, which was first reported by  MMABrasil.com . The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the deal publicly