Mackenzie Dern’s long and winding journey to UFC gold reached its destination on Saturday night as the Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom captured the vacant strawweight championship with a hard-fought ...

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, ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Strawweight rivals Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba will rematch this weekend (Sat., Oct. 25, 2025) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...

UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern may look untouchable right now, but she has a rising threat on her radar. BJJ teen prodigy Helena Crevar turned heads at ONE Fight Night 39, dominating Hawaiian ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mackenzie Dern arrived in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 13, a full 12 days before the biggest fight of her life. And who can blame her? There’s something to be said for getting acclimated to her new environs. And ...

Retribution was worth the wait for Mackenzie Dern. The decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt avenged a 2019 decision defeat to Amanda Ribas and continued to reassert herself as serious contender in ...

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