Brazilian jiu-jitsu star Mackenzie Dern is eager to enter the top 5 of the UFC’s strawweight division. Paired up against Nina Ansaroff for an important match at UFC Vegas 23, the prospect seems to see a clear advantage for herself ahead of the bout.
In an interview with Combate, Mackenzie made a point of her opponent’s limitations as a grappler. To her mind, that makes a ground battle the most obvious path to victory. Dern is still taking the fight seriously, however, noting that that Ansaroff has never been submitted before in her UFC career. That, in and of itself, gives the Brazilian a goal to shoot for.