Dern will fight on December 8th (Photo: Reproduction/InstagramMackenzieDern)
Multi-champion in jiu-jitsu and considered one of the main promises of world women's MMA, Mackenzie dern He already has a date, place and opponent set for his fifth professional fight. In an interview with the program 'The MMA Hour', the American with Brazilian nationality revealed that she signed with Invicta FC, a UFC partner organization exclusively for women, and will make her debut in her new home on December 8, in Las Vegas (USA). ), against Brazilian Kaline Medeiros, in a duel valid for the strawweight category (up to 52kg).
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“Vou lutar no Invicta, no dia 8 de dezembro. Estou muito feliz, a luta vai passar no UFC Fight Pass, e eu vou lutar na divisão até 52 kg de novo. Uma das finalistas do TUF 26 compete jiu-jitsu, e ela é quatro divisões mais pesada do que eu (no jiu-jitsu). Tem muitas garotas maior do que eu. Acho mesmo que 52 kg, pela altura e tamanho, é o melhor para mim. Seria a categoria que eu gostaria de ir para o UFC. Vamos tentar então, e chegando lá eu serei forte”, declarou a lutadora, que completou mostrando otimismo a respeito de uma possível ida para o UFC em 2018.
“I'm going to face Kaline Medeiros. I know she fought for the belt with Angela Hill, has experience... I want to show that I'm ready for the UFC, and I think that after this I'll show that I'm ready for the next step”, he concluded.
At just 24 years old, Mackenzie won the four fights he had in MMA. Her debut was in July 2016, when she beat Kenia Rosas on points. Afterwards, she submitted Montana Stewart, defeated Katherine Roy in a decision and once again used all her experience in jiu-jitsu to submit Mandy Polk in October this year, in the flyweight division (up to 56kg).
Kaline, 38 years old, has a record with eight victories and five setbacks, having last played in November last year, when he lost to Angela Hill, now a UFC athlete.
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