Mackenzie Dern

2022 - 10 - 1

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Twitter reacts to Yan Xioanan's win over Mackenzie Dern at UFC ... (MMA Junkie)

Check out what the MMA community had to say about Yan Xioanan's UFC Fight Night 211 win over Mackenzie Dern.

Adam Martin Aaron Bronsteter As is the case with every UFC main event, the MMA community had plenty to say about it on Twitter.

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Yan Xiaonan survives Mackenzie Dern's grappling in majority ... (ESPN)

Yan Xiaonan got the better of Mackenzie Dern in standup fighting and survived relentless grappling threats to earn a majority-decision victory Saturday in ...

In Saturday's bout, Dern had difficulty getting the fight to the mat, landing just two of her 11 takedown attempts. 5 in ESPN's 115-pound rankings, ended a two-fight losing streak, but the victory did not come without moments of trepidation. Zuckerberg was seen on TV sitting in the front row after arranging to have the building all to himself.

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UFC Vegas 61 betting odds: Mackenzie Dern favored to submit ... (Bloody Elbow)

Check out the betting odds for UFC Vegas 61, which have Mackenzie Dern favored over Xiaonan Yan in the main event.

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UFC Fight Night 211 Recap: Yan Xiaonan Outpoints Mackenzie ... (Sports Illustrated)

Yan showed improved grappling skills in fending off submission ace Dern over the course of five rounds in Las Vegas.

With the fight potentially on the line in the fifth, Dern was able to work inside and drag the fight to the floor, where she quickly moved to the back and was able to work in her hooks. 5 Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) falls to 1-2 in her past three contests. Dern shot forward early in the fourth, latching on to a single-leg takedown that she wasn't able to convert. Yan landed a few punishing kicks to the body, as well as big punches up top, all while using active footwork to keep away from any further grappling exchanges. Undeterred, Dern was able to maneuver into position for a deep arm-triangle attempt before abandoning it to move to mount. She did eventually work the action to the canvas late in the frame, though she was largely unable to capitalize with any real submission attempts.

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UFC Fight Night results, highlights: Yan Xiaonan ekes out majority ... (CBSSports.com)

Xiaonan managed to defend well on the ground and prevent Dern from locking in any of her nasty submissions.

Xiaonan's ability to survive the dangerous end to the fight proved to be enough as she managed to make it to the final bell and take the win via majority decision by scores of 48-47, 48-47 and 47-47. As Dern became visibly frustrated, Xiaonan relied on her movement and strength to pop off strikes while not being sucked into dangerous exchanges on the ground. Xiaonan did well in the first round, landing leg kicks and using movement to poke at Dern with a variety of punches.

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Yan Xiaonan vs. Mackenzie Dern full fight video highlights (MMA Fighting)

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan took place Oct. 1 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern (12-3) and Yan Xiaonan (16-3, 1 NC) ...

Round 5: Dern comes out swinging for the fences, and gets in tight to clinch Yan against the fence. Yan able to get back to her feet and Dern lands a jab to the body. Dern gets in close and lands a short uppercut, Yan comes up short on a nasty elbow, and Dern looks for another throw. Dern is so close to an armbar and she’s got it. Under 40 seconds and Yan lands a clean right hand and a counter leg kick, Dern returns with one of her own, but Yan keeps crushing the lead leg. Yan trying to escape this awful position, and she clears a hook, but just for a second. Yan defending, and Dern looks for an armbar, then transitions to a triangle attempt, then around to the back again. Dern comes up way short on a high kick, and Yan drills a right hand to the right eye of Dern, which is starting to show the damage. Final two minutes of the round, Dern seems to have recovered, but eats a hard leg kick. Dern executing an omoplata and Yan is in a little bit of trouble here with over two minutes to work. Dern holding on to a single leg and Yan is desperately trying to defend. Round 3: Leg kick from Yan immediately, another one as Dern tries to move forward.

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Mark Zuckerberg watches as Yan Xiaonan's submission defense ... (Yahoo Sports)

Yan Xiaonan moves to 16-3 and closer to a strawweight title shot after her win over Mackenzie Dern on Saturday. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC).

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Mackenzie Dern emotional in defeat after falling to Yan Xiaonan: 'I'm ... (MMA Fighting)

Mackenzie Dern suffered a tough setback to Yan Xiaonan in the UFC Vegas 61 main event.

I just need to keep working on my game, get my jiu-jitsu on point, be aggressive 100 percent of the time and get my striking better.” I was like, ‘This is going to be a dog fight.’ I knew it was going to be a dog fight but I really, really thought I was going to submit her. “I knew that I was going to have to break her arm or put her to sleep,” Dern said of Yan. I have the best jiu-jitsu, I believe, in the women’s division, so I had lots of opportunities to finish and she was just the better fighter than me. So many people believed in me and I believed in myself, but it’s part of the game.” It was the third fight in a row where Dern nearly scored a finish on the ground yet couldn’t quite close the show.

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