Mackenzie Dern has 'completely different type of | MMA News
A girls’s strawweight rematch between contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlines Saturday’s UFC Vegas 101 occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The two first fought UFC Fight Night 161 in October 2019. Ribas handed Dern her first profession loss. Accepting the combat 4 months after giving start is one thing Dern regrets.
“I feel like I was such a different person back then. It didn’t even feel like it was me,” Dern stated during the UFC Vegas 101 Media Day. “I feel like I’m a totally different person. And it was three rounds. I feel like we’re in totally different phases of our career.
“I’ve advanced in placing, wrestling, and takedowns. Just a lot expertise,” Dern continued. “It’s a completely different type of confidence, me going into this combat now, 5 years later, then like 4 months after my daughter was born.”
“I feel for me, if I might go back again, I’d wait a little bit longer,” Dern added. “I really feel like my profession took a completely different flip with my resolution… I want I’d have had the composure to say, ‘No, take it slower. Take a little bit more time.’ Four months is fast.”
Dern predicted a win on Saturday and believes fans and critics will see how much she’s improved since her first fight with Ribas. “I feel followers, and media, and even myself will be capable of see a massive distinction,” she said. “I feel followers will probably be shocked and that I’ll get the win on Saturday.”
Mackenzie Dern: ‘I think I have the better grappling for sure’
Dern entered the UFC in 2018 with a lot of hype behind her. She was undefeated and known for her world championships and accolades in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. One area that Dern is confident that she has an advantage over Ribas is on the ground.
“I feel I’ve the higher grappling for sure,” Dern said. “I am unable to think about like why somebody would wish to, particularly with placing. I feel she has good placing and he or she has good attain. I could not think about why she’d wish to risk going to the ground with me and giving me a likelihood to win once I assume her probabilities of profitable are all more from standing up and maintaining the space.”
“I am unable to think about her desirous to go to the ground and wish to exchange with me on the ground. I’d simply be an pointless risk, however for sure wish to take it to the ground. It’s not a secret.”
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