Mackenzie Dern desires no simple fights, therefore the explanation why she’s serious about combating undefeated contender Tatiana Suareznext.
The standout grappler expressed her curiosity in combating Suarez following her newest win within the octagon. Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who defeated Crazy Godinez (12-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) on the primary card of Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7, is eyeing a November return. She’s prepared to take anybody, however would love it to be towards Suarez.
“‘What’s subsequent for me? I wish to combat perhaps November – that will be a superb time for me,” Dern instructed UFC.com. “That will be 4 (fights) in a 12 months, from November to November. … The division is shifting.
“I feel Virna (Jandiroba) will transfer for the belt now, so we’ll see. Perhaps Tatiana Suarez if she’s not combating for the belt. That will be an awesome matchup with a wrestler. So we’ll see, however that will be a combat I’d actually like.”
Dern snapped a two-fight shedding skid to Amanda Lemos and Jessica Andrade with the win over Godinez. The 31-year-old was comfortable together with her efficiency in addition to her evolution. She thinks there’s room for enchancment, however she additionally that she’s shifting in the fitting route.
“I really feel superb, and naturally, it’s all the time good to be again within the win column,” Dern stated. “Crazy, she’s such a troublesome lady, and I knew it was going to be a superb combat. I bought higher in lots of issues that I needed to. After all, there’s a lot that I want I did higher, but it surely feels nice.”
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