This article delves into the notable rivalries that have shaped the career of UFC fighter Mackenzie Dern. It examines her past fights against contenders like Marina Rodriguez and Yan Xiaonan, highlighting key moments and strategies employed in these encounters. Dern remains focused on her goal of becoming the women's strawweight champion, and this analysis provides context on her path to achieving that ambition.
, she still holds out hope of someday climbing all the way to the top of the women’s strawweight mountain.main event on Jan. 11 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Dern, 31, dropped a unanimous decision to the Brazilian in their first meeting five-plus years ago. She now owns a 9-5 record inside the Octagon, having cemented herself as a marquee attraction at 115 pounds.
The pint-sized Brazilian powerhouse dismissed a defensively challenged Dern with punches in the second round of their UFC 295 women’s strawweight attraction on Nov. 11, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The end came 3:15 into Round 2. Andrade patiently exposed the considerable holes in the longtime Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt’s game. She walked through considerable fire on the feet, decked Dern with a right hook near the end of the first round and set the stage for what was to come.
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