Tag: Mackenzie Dern

Mackenzie Dern Will Stay At Strawweight Despite Weight Issues

UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern will not be moving up to women’s flyweight as previously thought. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Dern missed weight by seven pounds in her win last May over Amanda Cooper. Such an egregious miss usually indicates that a fighter is competing well outside of their “ideal” division. […]

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UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern will not be moving up to women’s flyweight as previously thought.

The news was first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani.

Dern missed weight by seven pounds in her win last May over Amanda Cooper. Such an egregious miss usually indicates that a fighter is competing well outside of their “ideal” division. Dern has missed weight three times out of her seven professional fights.

Former Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Dern is one of the most touted female combatants in MMA right now. But due to her issues making weight, it was thought she would debut in the quickly-growing women’s flyweight division in 2019. Valentina Shevchenko recently won the women’s flyweight belt by defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Dern made her UFC debut at last year’s UFC 222.

A source close to Dern’s team has indicated that she is currently targeting the UFC Fight Night card on March 23 for her return. However, nothing has been finalized at the time of this writing.

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Mackenzie Dern Reportedly Sticking With Strawweight Division

It looks like a change of scenery will not be in Mackenzie Dern’s immediate future. Questions have being lingering on Dern’s weight cutting even before she made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut. While Dern’s UFC debut we…

It looks like a change of scenery will not be in Mackenzie Dern’s immediate future. Questions have being lingering on Dern’s weight cutting even before she made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut. While Dern’s UFC debut went on without an issue, she failed to make weight ahead of her May 2018 bout against Amanda […]

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Sijara Eubanks Calls For A Bout With Mackenzie Dern

Sijara Eubanks has her sights set on a bout with Mackenzie Dern. Eubanks is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Roxanne Modafferi. “Sarj” was initially set to challenge for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s fly…

Sijara Eubanks has her sights set on a bout with Mackenzie Dern. Eubanks is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Roxanne Modafferi. “Sarj” was initially set to challenge for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight title against Valentina Shevchenko. After blow back from fans, the bout was canceled. Eubanks ended up getting heat […]

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UFC Strawweight Cortney Casey Open to Bout With Mackenzie Dern

Cortney Casey is willing to do battle with her former teammate Mackenzie Dern. Casey is coming off a split decision victory against Angela Hill last night (Aug. 25). Casey and Hill did battle inside the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. While C…

Cortney Casey is willing to do battle with her former teammate Mackenzie Dern. Casey is coming off a split decision victory against Angela Hill last night (Aug. 25). Casey and Hill did battle inside the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. While Casey has been on the wrong end of several closes decisions, things went […]

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