Looking for a chance at the title, Mackenzie Dern aims to face Yan Xiaonan

M. Dern in UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Mackenzie dern He has his sights set on the top of the strawweight division (up to 52,1kg) and has already pointed out a new path to reach his goal for the belt. After passing through Tecia torres No. UFC 273, which took place on April 9, the athlete wants to measure strength against yan xiaonan in his presentation in the Ultimate Octagon.

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"I Think yan xiaonan (it's next). She's number 5 now (in the UFC rankings) and just lost to Marina (Rodriguez) via split decision. We both lost to Marina. I think she would be a good fight. She's the one who would be most ready to do a training camp to fight now. Most girls would like to fight the loser of Carla (Esparza) and Rose (Namajunas) or the loser of Joanna (Jedrzejczyk) and Zhang Weili,” said Dern, in an interview with the podcast ‘Believe you me'.

Defeated by Marina Rodriguez in October 2021, Mackenzie managed to recover in the strawweight category with victory to spare Tecia torres in a split decision by the judges and has a record of five victories in his last six fights. She has a record of 12 triumphs and two setbacks in professional MMA.

Xiaonan, on the other hand, is experiencing a negative streak of two tough defeats against Carla esparza e Marina Rodriguez. The Chinese is now in fifth place and has a record of 13 positive results, three negative results and one fight without result.

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