Comes up short in title quest Jandiroba came up short in her quest for the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on Saturday, falling to Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-49, 47-48) at UFC... Impact Riding a five-fight winning streak and without a loss dating back to October 2021, Jandiroba finally got her shot at UFC gold. She was competitive, although she ultimately didn't do enough offensively to warrant the decision. What little success Virna had was the result of her wrestling game. She landed two takedowns in each of the first three rounds and nine overall. The issue is that Jandiroba tends to do little with her positional advantage, which, combined with her poor stand-up defense, makes it difficult to overcome. Virna turned 37 years of age in May and she has one knockout win in 25 professional fights, and that came via opponent injury. She's turned into a decision machine late in her career and the odds are against Jandiroba earning another shot at UFC gold down the line.
OCTOBER 25 • ROTOWIRE