RIO DE JANEIRO – It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize why Amanda Cooper wanted the fight she’s got ahead of her on Saturday. But as she prepares to meet unbeaten prospect Mackenzie Dern (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on Saturday’s pay-per-view main card of UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Cooper (3-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) doesn’t mind explaining her intentions with the 115-pound bout in no uncertain terms. “ When I beat her, it’s going to take me to the top,” Cooper told MMAjunkie on Tuesday.
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