Mackenzie Dern - News & Rumors - UFC

Scheduled to defend belt Dern will face Gillian Robertson for the women's strawweight belt at UFC 330 on August 15, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.

Impact Dern most recently defeated Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision to become the strawweight champion. She will now defend the belt against Robertson, who is on a five-fight win streak. This will be the champion's first title defense.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 321: Mackenzie Dern full post-fight interview UFC 321 winner Mackenzie Dern spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after her vacant strawweight title victory over Virna Jandiroba.

OCTOBER 26, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Who is Mackenzie Dern? Get to know UFC's new women's strawweight champion UFC 321 had a strawweight battle to determine who would become the new 115 lbs champion. After a massive win, Mackenzie Dern is the crown ho...

OCTOBER 26, 2025 • BOLAVIP.COM

UFC 321 results: Mackenzie Dern wins gold, Gruesome eye poke ends night The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to action this weekend with UFC 321 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The even...

OCTOBER 26, 2025 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

UFC 321 main event ruled a no-contest after Ciryl Gane accidental eye poke to champion Tom Aspinall

Champion Tom Aspinall and top-ranked Ciryl Gane couldn’t make it through the opening round of their heavyweight main event at UFC 321 inside Etihad Arena before the match was ruled...

OCTOBER 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Newest holder of UFC gold Dern won the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on Saturday, defeating Virna Jandiroba via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi.

Impact It was a typical Dern fight in the sense that it was very entertaining, although massively sloppy at times. Mackenzie, by no means a great striker herself, was the much more effective competitor on the feet. She was at her best when she was pushing forward and firing off jabs at Jandiroba. Dern allowed nine takedowns on 17 attempts, but as is always the case, she remained active off of her back and often won those exchanges simply because Virna always struggles to generate any offense despite her positional advantages. As talented as Mackenzie is from a submission standpoint, giving up that many takedowns is going to burn her in the long run. Dern will be 33 years old in late March. Despite this win, she's still just 6-4 in her past 10 fights dating back to April 2021. Mackenzie is both popular and marketable, so the UFC has to be thrilled with this result, but she doesn't appear to have the skill set to hold the belt through multiple title defenses. One thing Dern does have going for her is that the 115-pound female division is woefully thin at the moment.

OCTOBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 321: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern odds, picks and predictions In a 5-round women's strawweight championship bout in the co-main event, Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern meet Saturday at UFC 321 in Abu...

OCTOBER 25, 2025 • AZCENTRAL.COM

UFC 321: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern: Live round-by-round updates Two of the best grapplers in women’s MMA, Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern, meet again, this time with championship stakes on the line.

OCTOBER 24, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

UFC 321 weigh-in results: Title fights official, 2 miss weight The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to action this weekend, with a Saturday afternoon pay-per-view event, UFC 321, at Etihad Arena in...

OCTOBER 24, 2025 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

UFC 321 purses and payouts: How much have Tom Aspinall, Ciryl Gane, Mackenzie Dern, and others previously made? UFC 321 is just around the corner.

OCTOBER 22, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Competing for strawweight title Dern will face Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 25, MMAFighting.com reports.

Impact Dern is set to face Jandiroba for the second time in her professional career, as she previously brought home a victory in December of 2020 via submission (armbar). However, Dern will be fighting for the vacant strawweight title this time around, perhaps adding even more fuel to the fire.

AUGUST 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Mackenzie Dern plans 'to correct the mistakes' after UFC 298 loss, receives praise from Dana White Mackenzie Dern didn’t get the win at UFC 298, but she at least has Dana White’s support.

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mackenzie Dern ahead of UFC 298: 'Page is turned, totally at a better place in my life' Mackenzie Dern says she’s heading into UFC 298 a lot more focused than her previous fight.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 • SUNHERALD.COM

Amanda Lemos hopes to reschedule Tatiana Suarez fight with UFC 298 win over Mackenzie Dern Amanda Lemos is still interested in fighting Tatiana Suarez after UFC 298.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mackenzie Dern replaces injured Tatiana Suarez, takes on Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 Mackenzie Dern has a shot at a big win on a month’s notice when she meets Amanda Lemos at UFC 298.

JANUARY 19, 2024 • KANSASCITY.COM

Mackenzie Dern replaces injured Tatiana Suarez, takes on Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 Mackenzie Dern has a shot at a big win on a month’s notice when she meets Amanda Lemos at UFC 298.

JANUARY 19, 2024 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Video: Are Mackenzie Dern's UFC title aspirations kaput, or does she have time to right the ship? More than five years into her UFC career, Mackenzie Dern has not come close to reaching expectations. Can she still?

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Mackenzie Dern expects desperate Jessica Andrade to be most dangerous at UFC 295: 'She wants to kill me' There’s no question in Mackenzie Dern’s mind that she’ll have her hands full against a skidding Jessica Andrade at UFC 295.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Jessica Andrade books fifth fight of 2023, meets Mackenzie Dern at UFC 295 in New York Jessica Andrade will look to tie the record for most fights in a year at UFC 295.

AUGUST 21, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Mackenzie Dern: Amanda Lemos is going to knock out Zhang Weili at UFC 292 Mackenzie Dern explains why she sees Amanda Lemos becoming the new UFC strawweight champion at UFC 292.

JUNE 4, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 23: Mackenzie Dern stays put, middleweight breaks through Check out the latest moves in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings coming out of UFC Fight Night 224.

MAY 24, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

MAY 24, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Dana White reacts to Mackenzie Dern's callout of Rose Namajunas after UFC Fight Night 224 Dana White says Mackenzie Dern is in “a really good position” after defeating Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night 224.

MAY 22, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Mackenzie Dern relieved to air personal issues ahead of UFC Fight Night 224: 'It was good for me to just let it out there' Mackenzie Dern didn’t intend to have her personal issues grab headlines before UFC Fight Night 224, but is glad everything is out there now.

MAY 21, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

UFC Fight Night 224 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern climbs strawweight bonus list Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 224, which saw Mackenzie Dern rack up another $50,000 bonus in the main event.

MAY 21, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

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