Together with her spectacular submission win over Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 101, Mackenzie Dern is now on a two-fight win streak. That’s nothing particular in comparison with different energetic streaks within the UFC. However while you’re a needle mover like Dern, you’re by no means too far-off from a title shot if you need it.
Curiously sufficient, it’s Dern herself telling the world to pump the brakes on title talks. Throughout the post-fight press convention, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion stated she was nonetheless constructing a robust basis within the hopes of being a dominant champion at some point.
“I believe I’m very laborious on myself and I all the time attempt to get higher,” Dern stated. “Even when I’ve an ideal efficiency I believe I did so many issues incorrect. So I believe it’s lots of play messing in your head, so it could possibly take your journey and perhaps makes it just a little longer. However I believe in the long run it actually helps you wish to be the very best fighter doable, should you can actually look again and have constructive criticism on your self, you already know?”
“My concept isn’t to go battle for the belt after which lose it quick,” she continued. “My concept is to get the belt, and I wish to be a dominant champion. So I’m not in a rush to get there. I wish to have good fights, and I wish to make a press release.”
So what’s subsequent for Mackenzie Dern, who at the moment sits at No. 6 within the ladies’s strawweight rankings and might count on a bump with the following replace?
“My subsequent fights are all going to be like ‘Dern 2,’ all these rematches,” she stated. “Any of the ladies. I believe I’m going to coach the very best I can regardless of who comes. Perhaps Virna once more.”
Dern beat Virna Jandiroba through resolution again in 2020, and since then Jandiroba has gone 5-1 at strawweight to earn the No. 3 spot within the rankings. Most lately Jandiroba was set to battle Tatiana Suarez at UFC 310 however Suarez received injured (once more) … then slotted right into a title battle towards Weili Zhang at UFC 312.
“I do know Tatiana [withdrew] after which they type of threw out that perhaps I’d step in [against Virna], however I don’t suppose that battle was actually good for her at the moment. However now that Tatiana goes for the belt, perhaps that’s one thing that [Virna] would wish to do.”