With Weili Zhang vacating the UFC girls’s strawweight championship to problem Valentina Shevchenko in three weeks, it’s now the Mackenzie Dern period at 115. She pulled off a choice win over Virna Jandiroba within the aggressive co-main occasion of UFC 321 to say the gold.
The opening spherical proved to be a detailed one, with Jandiroba pressuring Dern all through with grappling. Dern, regardless of being her jiu-jitsu experience, managed to land properly together with her strikes, doing a little notable injury. An analogous story performed out for the second spherical.
Dern blended issues up within the third spherical, pressuring Jandiroba to the fence whereas including in her putting. Even from her again, Dern gave the impression to be doing extra regardless of getting taken down on a lot of events. Jandiroba managed a lot of the fourth spherical, regardless of ending it on her again, however Dern’s putting helped her win the fifth spherical and take a choice victory.
Two judges scored the bout 48-47, whereas the third totaled it 49-46.
Mackenzie Dern Defeats Virna Jandiroba For Vacant Strawweight Title At UFC 321
Congratulations to Mackenzie Dern on being the brand new UFC Champion!
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— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) October 25, 2025
Congrats Dern! Now, we need to see a profitable protection! Take pleasure in your second! #ufc321
— Marina Rodriguez
(@wmmarz) October 25, 2025
If that doesn’t transfer you you then’re a psychopathSeeing somebody break by means of after which deliver of their child
Congrats to Mackenzie Dern#UFC321 pic.twitter.com/6Den7u5X5d
— Geoff Sokol (@SokolGeoff) October 25, 2025
MACKENZIE DERN IS A UFC CHAMPION
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— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) October 25, 2025
Dern successful a theft or no?
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— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) October 25, 2025
Jandiroba entered this struggle on a five-fight win streak, in addition to six victories within the seven fights she’s had since her preliminary assembly with Dern.
Dern entered this struggle with three wins in her final 5 fights, together with a victory over Amanda Lemos in January.
