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UFC’s Mackenzie Dern says she was threatened by former coach: ‘He called me a b-tch, a traitor’

Mackenzie Dern just improved her record to 9-1 after beating Randa Markos by submission at this weekend’s UFC Vegas 11. However, to get the win Dern had to endure a less than ideal training camp.

Reportedly Juan Gomez and Mackenzie’s husband, pro surfer Wesley Santos, got into a fight in the middle of Dern’s camp. After that happened Dern decided it was time to change gyms and she went to train under Jason Parillo.

However, Dern tells Ag Fight that’s not where things ended with Gomez. In the interview, Dern alleged that she had been receiving threats from Gomez during the entire fight week.