Mackenzie Dern has made a successful transition to a promising MMA career after establishing herself as one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners in the world.
Since she debuted under the Legacy Fighting Championship banner in 2016, Dern has amassed a 5-0 record that includes three submission victories. That initial success and her aforementioned grappling pedigree resulted in a call from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Dern will face Ashley Yoder in the featured UFC 222 prelim this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This installment of The Film Room examines Dern’s mixed martial arts career to date and looks at her potential to parlay her skills into becoming one of the top women in the sport.