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Mackenzie Dern sends warning to Zhang Weili after UFC Vegas 101 win: ‘I want to be a dominant champion’

Turning in her second straight victory overnight, grappling sensation, Mackenzie Dern may have no rush to land herself a shot at the strawweight crown after her UFC Vegas 101 stoppage win, however, if she ascends the throne, she plans to reign for a long period of time.

Dern, the current number six ranked strawweight contender, returned to action overnight in the first promotional event of the year, tackling former-foe and Brazilian fan-favorite, Amanda Ribas in the pair’s rematch.

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And first matching five years ago in Florida, Dern dropped her first professional mixed martial arts loss in her eighth professional fight, in the form of a unanimous decision blemish to Ribas.