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.
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.
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.
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.
When Virna Jandiroba made her octagon debut in April 2019, she was undefeated and had just defended the Invicta FC strawweight championship. She made her promotional debut against former two-time champion Carla Esparza and suffered her first career defeat.
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.
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As part of their recent residency in the Middle East, the Octagon leader brings an impressive title doubleheader with them UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
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).
On the prelims of UFC 314, we saw a potential title eliminator in the strawweight division. Top contender and former title challenger Yan Xiaonan (19-5) was taking on surging contender Virna Jandiroba (22-3).
The UFC 314 Preliminary Card featured a women's strawweight bout with title shot implications between top ranked Yan Xiaonan and No. 3 ranked Virna Jandiroba.
It’s time for another betting prediction and pick for UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes as we take a look at this next bout in the Women’s Strawweight (115) Division between top contenders.
UFC 314 goes down on April 12th from Miami, Florida and the card is starting to take shape. Last night, AG Fight was the first to report that a potential title eliminator in the strawweight division is being targeted for that card as former title challenger Yan Xiaonan (19-4) will take on surging top contender Virna Jandiroba (21-3).
Virna Jandiroba spent the first round in a scramble-heavy grappling match with former UFC strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos. Lemos wanted to prove that she was capable of testing Jandiroba on the ground.
In a thrilling main event at UFC Vegas 94, Virna “Carcara” Jandiroba solidified her position as a top contender in the strawweight division with a spectacular second-round armbar submission over Amanda Lemos.
This past Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 94, we saw a pivotal matchup in the women’s strawweight division. Top Brazilian contenders battled it out as former title challenger Amanda Lemos (14-4-1) took on surging top contender Virna Jandiroba (21-3).
A spectacular UFC Fight Night held in the UFC Apex Hall was followed by a dramatic main bout in which Virna Jandiroba earned the most significant victory of her career, thus defeating Amanda Lemos.
Virna Jandiroba beat Amanda Lemos via submission on Saturday night in their main event women's strawweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Lemos (14-4-1) failed to escape Jandiroba's armbar with just 12 seconds remaining in the second round, leading to her second loss in three fights.
The UFC returns to the APEX arena this weekend for a card with underrated potential. A new women's strawweight title contender could be decided in the main event, and a host of UFC prospects brawl on the undercard for their chance in the spotlight.