Mackenzie Dern is already eyeing up her next test. Dern completed her journey to the top of the strawweight division at Saturday’s UFC 321 pay-per-view, which she co-headlined in a rematch against Virna Jandiroba.
Mackenzie Dern has done it: she has become a champion in MMA. At UFC 321 on Saturday, she defeated Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision to clinch the vacant strawweight title.
ABU DHABI — There’s a new queen at 115. Mackenzie Dern captured the vacant UFC strawweight championship, outpointing Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) in a grueling, razor-close co-main event at UFC 321 inside Etihad Arena.
Mackenzie Dern is the strawweight division’s most prolific submission artist. Not many have entered the UFC Octagon with Brazilian jiu-jitsu credentials that come close to what Dern achieved in the grappling realm.
With former women’s UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili off to chase gold in the flyweight division, Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba will have their rematch for the vacant 115-pound title in UFC 321’s co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Mackenzie Dern has been one of the most talked about female fighters on the UFC roster since her debut. Her highly accomplished career in jiu-jitsu, which Dern has used to become an elite submission threat in MMA, marked her out as one to watch all the way back in 2018.
UFC 321 goes down this weekend in Abu Dhabi with the heavyweight title on the line in the main event between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. The co-main event features a vacant strawweight title bout between Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba.
Mackenzie Dern is not only dealing with questions about her next fight. Dern will figure in one of two championship bouts set for UFC 321 this Saturday night, as she looks to succeed the legendary Zhang Weili on the strawweight throne.
The storylines leading up to UFC 321 are stacked, but few are as emotionally charged as Mackenzie Dern‘s journey. As she prepares to face Virna Jandiroba for the vacant strawweight title in Abu Dhabi, the 32-year-old finds herself on the same stage where she first established her identity a decade ago.
Mackenzie Dern has been working toward a shot at the UFC Strawweight Championship on Saturday night in the UFC 321 co-main event for the past seven-plus years.
Mackenzie Dern was ranked high among some of the UFC’s greatest. Saturday marks an opportunity for another jiu-jitsu specialist to reach the top in MMA’s leading promotion, as Dern challenges for strawweight gold at UFC 321.
Nearly five years after their first meeting, Brazilians Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern are set to run it back for the vacant UFC strawweight title at UFC 321.
The next chapter of the UFC strawweight division is officially set: Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will collide for the vacant 115-pound title on October 25th at UFC 321.
Dana White kept UFC fans waiting all day but he finally delivered by going live on Instagram this evening announcing some big time fights. One of the fights that White announced was a vacant strawweight title fight between Mackenzie Dern (15-5) and Virna Jandiroba (22-3).
Last night in the main event of UFC Vegas 101, we saw a big time rematch in the strawweight division. Top ten contenders battled it out as Mackenzie Dern (15-5) took on Amanda Ribas (13-6) for the second time.
Mackenzie Dern exacted revenge on Amanda Ribas on Saturday night, winning with an armbar submission in the closing seconds of the third round in the main event of UFC Fight Night 249 in Las Vegas -- the organization's first event of 2025.
The Ultimate Fight Championship kicks off its 2025 schedule tonight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with an event headlined by women strawweight contenders.
UFC Vegas 101, set for this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, promises an exhilarating night of fights, headlined by a crucial rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas in the strawweight division.
A women's strawweight rematch between contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlines Saturday's UFC Vegas 101 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
This past Saturday at UFC Abu Dhabi, we saw a big matchup in the strawweight division. Top contenders battled it out as Mackenzie Dern (14-5) was looking to get back on track as she took on Loopy Godinez (12-5).
Amanda Lemos put on one of the most impressive performances of her career against an incredibly-game Mackenzie Dern in the featured prelim for UFC 298.