After the victory over nina nunes No. UFC Las Vegas 23, Mackenzie dern showed respect for his opponent. The Ultimate strawweight (up to 52,1kg) praised Amanda's wife and thanked her for the opportunity to face her. The statement was made through Instagram from the legend of jiu-jitsu.
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“Just a lot of respect for this woman and mother, nina nunes. Thank you for this moment. Respect and humility always!”, wrote Mackenzie.
The victory over Nina should make Mackenzie move up important steps in the strawweight division rankings. The jiu-jitsu legend is currently in eleventh place and could get closer to the top-5. Coming from four consecutive victories, Dern's last defeat was in October 2019, to Hannah Cifers.
Returning to the octagon after almost two years, Nina suffered her second consecutive defeat. With a record of 10 wins and seven setbacks, the strawweight should drop a few positions in the category's ranking. Before being submitted by Mackenzie, Nunes was already coming off a negative result after losing to Tatiana Suarez placeholder image, in June 2019.
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