November 14, 2023 7:40 pm ET
Together with her adorned Brazilian jiu jitsu background, expectations have been excessive for Mackenzie Dern when she entered the UFC in early 2018. Greater than 5 years later, she’s not come near reaching them.
After two victories to open her UFC tenure, Dern lost in her third octagon appearance to Amanda Ribas, however she responded by profitable 4 consecutive fights. That streak resulted in October 2021, throughout which she’s alternated wins and losses to publish a 2-3 file. Dern misplaced to Marina Rodriguez and Yan Xiaonan however picked up wins over Tecia Torres and Angela Hill earlier than struggling a devastating TKO loss to former strawweight champ Jessica Andrade this previous Saturday at UFC 295.
The loss to Andrade, who was on a three-fight skid, was the worst of Dern’s profession after she was dropped 4 instances earlier than in the end completed in Spherical 2. Dern’s placing regarded foolish at instances.
The poor efficiency has us questioning: Are Dern’s UFC title aspirations kaput, or can the 30-year-old nonetheless proper the ship? Our “Spinning Again Clique” panel of Mike Bohn, Nolan King and Simon Samano answered that query with host “Attractive” George Garcia.
You possibly can watch their dialogue within the video above and take a look at this week’s full episode on YouTube beneath.
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