Dern who is born and raised in Arizona never showed any semblance of her accent until she was 21-years-old, and it gradually got stronger until her final form in UFC Vegas 11 which can be heard in the video below. Is her accent fake or forced? Judge out for yourself.
Shoutout Mackenzie Dern and her Great submission win tonight. Ariel Helwani asked Dern about that below “evolution” video a few years back prior to her UFC debut, as well, and she just said it was flattering that so many people paid attention to her accent, but didn’t really address the actual question.