Former ADCC champion and present UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern will compete on the 2024 ADCC World Championships.
Embellished BJJ black belt and present UFC strawweight fighter Mackenzie Dern is about to return to the ADCC mats this 12 months.
On Thursday, the ADCC introduced that Dern – a 2015 ADCC world champion – has accepted her invitation to compete within the 55kg division on the 2024 ADCC World Championships.
The occasion is about to go down this August on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada. View a full record of rivals presently confirmed right here.
One of the completed BJJ athletes presently competing in MMA, Dern is an IBJJF gi and no-gi world champion, boasting victories over the likes of Tammi Musumeci, Michelle Nicolini, and multiple-time ADCC heavyweight champion Gabi Garcia. She earned gold on the 2015 ADCC World Championships.
The 30-year-old has not competed in submission grappling since struggling a first-round exit on the 2017 ADCC World Championships.
Since then, Dern has targeted on her MMA profession, rapidly discovering success on the highest ranges of the game. After a 5-0 run in smaller promotions, she joined the UFC in 2018 and reeled off a pair of wins earlier than dropping to perennial high contender Amanda Ribas.
Dern has continued to compete among the many higher echelon of the UFC’s strawweight division, often discovering herself knocking on the door of a title shot. She is presently driving a two-fight dropping streak however is nonetheless ranked #8 within the strawweight division.
All through her BJJ and MMA profession, Dern has confirmed herself to be a hyper-aggressive submission hunter able to ending the match from seemingly any place. Followers needs to be to see how her recreation – significantly her dynamic guard assaults – holds up in opposition to trendy elite rivals.
