Mackenzie Dern impressed with her title-winning performance. A new chapter got underway in the strawweight division at this past Saturday’s UFC 321 pay-per-view following the end of Zhang Weili’s lengthy second reign.
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While UFC 321 will always be remembered for the unfortunate Tom Aspinall double eye poke, the night in Abu Dhabi also marked a historic milestone for Mackenzie Dern.
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.
Zhang Weili’s departure cemented the downfall of the UFC strawweight division. Saturday’s UFC 321 pay-per-view ended with ‘and still’ after Ciryl Gane’s eye poke against Tom Aspinall left the champion unable to continue.
Fresh off claiming the vacant UFC Strawweight Title at UFC 321, we look at the next steps for Mackenzie Dern. Dern clinched the title after defeating Virna Jandiroba, earning the unanimous decision victory with scorecards of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46.
Even before entering the Octagon at UFC 321, Mackenzie Dern had to fight off more than just her opponent. Why? Because her title bout against Virna Jandiroba
Just days removed from her strawweight title win, Mackenzie Dern is already willing to take on the biggest threat to her new championship reign. Moving to 2-0 as a pro against Brazilian star Virna Jandiroba in the co-main event of UFC 321, Mackenzie Dern snatched the vacant title at the first time of trying in a title fight.
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Mackenzie Dern realized her UFC championship ambitions in Abu Dhabi. Before Saturday’s UFC 321 pay-per-view ended with Ciryl Gane poking Tom Aspinall in the eye to bring about a no contest, a new queen was crowned at 115 pounds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.