Mackenzie Dern: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

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Mackenzie Dern has spent most of her career building a name in combat sports, but the UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion already has an idea of what she would like to try after MMA.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / September 23

Mackenzie Dern Eyes Potential WWE Move

UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern says she'd consider a move to WWE once her MMA career winds down, citing Nikki and Brie Bella as inspiration for the potential transition.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / September 14

UFC Updates Champions List Across All Weight Classes

The UFC's championship roster features titleholders across every weight class, with the heavyweight division currently sitting vacant while strawweight remains occupied by Mackenzie Dern.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / August 21

Mackenzie Dern gets pound-for-pound rankings boost following overshadowed UFC 330 title defense

Mackenzie Dern has benefitted from a performance that she wasn’t happy with. Dern defeated Gillian Robertson via unanimous decision in Philadelphia to record her first strawweight title defense.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / August 17

Dern Rejects Zhang Rematch To Prove Title Legitimacy

Mackenzie Dern has no interest in proving herself against Weili Zhang to validate her UFC strawweight championship. The 33-year-old Brazilian successfully defended her 115-pound title against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on August 15, cruising to a one-sided unanimous decision victory.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / August 17

Dern Scolds Thomas Over UFC 330 Corner Split

Mackenzie Dern has criticized Din Thomas for how he handled his split from Gillian Robertson's corner team following UFC 330. Thomas announced his retirement from cornering during the UFC 330 post-fight show, suggesting Robertson's title-challenge loss to Dern revealed the ceiling of her potential.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / August 17

Dern Names Three Challengers After UFC 330 Defense

Mackenzie Dern has three names in mind for her next strawweight title defense. The champion dominated Gillian Robertson on the ground at UFC 330 in Philadelphia last weekend, keeping her belt with a clear decision win.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / August 16

Dern On UFC 330 Win: 'I Could've Finished This Fight'

Mackenzie Dern defended her strawweight title with a decision over Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 but walked away feeling she should have done more. Dern dominated the grappling exchanges in Philadelphia and nearly secured a rear-naked choke in the first round, but the bell saved Robertson.

MMA News / Bloody Elbow / August 16

Mackenzie Dern’s UFC 330 win sparks promise from 10-1 contender to ‘save the strawweight division’

Saturday’s UFC 330 co-main event did not impress fans. Before Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Machado Garry to successfully defend his welterweight championship, Mackenzie Dern put her strawweight title on the line for the first time.

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MMA News / MMA Weekly / August 16

Mackenzie Dern dominates Gillian Robertson in UFC 330 co-main event

In the first of two world title bouts that headlined the UFC 330 event, women’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern took on No. 4 ranked contender Gillian Robertson in the fight card’s co-main event.

MMA News / EssentiallySports / August 15

Mackenzie Dern Shares Alcohol Hack as UFC Fighters Reveal Their Craziest Weight Cut Stories

UFC fighters will do absolutely insane things to make weight. Salt baths, sauna, sweatsuits, rubdown gels—you name it. But Mackenzie Dern? She might have just added a cold one to the list ahead of her co-main event fight against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330.

MMA News / TWSN / August 14

UFC 330 Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: Breakdown and Prediction

The Women’s Strawweight Championship is on the line Saturday Night at UFC 330, with current champ Mackenzie Dern defending the gold against Canadian contender

MMA News / Field Level Media / August 13

Islam Makhachev, Mackenzie Dern aim to defend titles at UFC 330

Saturday night's UFC 330 event has reached a fever pitch in the welterweight division, as newly minted champion Islam Makhachev defends his crown against surging contender Ian Machado Garry in the night's headliner at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

MMA News / BoxingNews.com / August 12

Dern On Garry's 'Women Run World' Remarks

UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern broke from what many expected when asked about Ian Machado Garry's recent claim that the world would be better if run by women.

MMA News / MMA Weekly / June 30

Mackenzie Dern wants to tap out submission queen at UFC 330

Women's strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern puts her title on the line for the first time in the UFC 330 co-main event on Aug. 15 against No. 4 ranked Gillian Robertson.

UFC Champion Mackenzie Dern Begins Camp and Shares Moments of Training After First Title Defense Confirmation

The women’s strawweight title will be in the spotlight at UFC 330 on August 15, when Mackenzie Dern will put her championship on the line for the first time against Gillian Robertson.

MMA News / Total Pro Sports / February 22

UFC Champion Mackenzie Dern Went Full Cheeks Out On The Beach In Brazil

Mackenzie Dern swapped the bright arena lights for a bit of sand and sun now. The UFC strawweight champion relaxed on a mat at the beach in Rio de Janeiro.

MMA News / EssentiallySports / January 30

UFC Champ Mackenzie Dern Eyed by Teen Prodigy Making Waves in Submission Grappling

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 talent Teshya Noelani in her grappling debut.

MMA News / HITC / October 28, 2025

Mackenzie Dern targets big-name clash after UFC 321, saying she’s ready to ‘beat the best’

Mackenzie Dern has not wasted any time talking about her first title defence, even though she has only just put her hands on the strawweight belt. She picked up the vacant belt in her first crack at gold after getting the better of Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321.