US EditionUFC 321 Results, Highlights: Mackenzie Dern Earns Women's Strawweight Title in Win over Virna Jandiroba
Mackenzie Dern secured the UFC women's strawweight title with a unanimous decision, marking her third consecutive win and a comeback after prior losses.
- On Saturday, Mackenzie Dern won the vacant UFC women's strawweight title at UFC 321, with judges scoring 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 in her favor.
- Zhang's move to challenge Valentina Shevchenko opened the strawweight title after dominant champion Zhang Weili vacated the belt to fight at UFC 322, leaving Dern as a top contender over Virna Jandiroba.
- The fight played out as a bruising striking war after takedown attempts, with Mackenzie Dern leaning on improved striking under Jason Parillo while Virna Jandiroba's takedowns failed to capitalize.
- The win is Dern's third straight, signaling a comeback after losing consecutive fights, and she celebrated by placing the UFC title over her young daughter's shoulder; observers flagged a 'spiritual asterisk' given Zhang Weili's potential return.
- Once an unrefined prospect with notable submissions, Mackenzie Dern debuted in 2016 after a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu career, maturing into a champion in the strawweight division.
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After 25 minutes of intense fighting, which took the best was Mackenzie Dern, who defeated the Compartite Virna Jandirabo in the unanimous decision of the judges
Mackenzie Dern wins vacant strawweight title at UFC 321
Mackenzie Dern is a UFC champion. The popular star defeated her Brazilian compatriot Virna Jandiroba via five-round unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 321 to win the organization’s vacant strawweight title Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Two judges scored the bout three rounds to two, while the other had it four rounds to one, all in favour of Dern who’s now 2-0 against Jandiroba in her career. This was a rematch almost five full years in the…
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