Mackenzie Dern achieved a historic milestone on October 25, 2025, when she defeated Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision to claim the vacant UFC women’s strawweight championship at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. The judges scored the five-round battle 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 in favor of the 32-year-old American-Brazilian fighter, crowning her as the new queen of the 115-pound division.
Mackenzie Dern Finally Becomes UFC Champion After Humbling Herself to Start Over
u200bThe path to championship gold represented a culmination of nearly a decade of mixed martial arts competition marked by significant adversity and continuous refinement.