Mackenzie Dern won’t be fighting anytime soon.
The UFC strawweight fighter announced Friday she is pregnant with her first baby. Dern is expecting with her boyfriend Wesley Santos.
“God makes everything so perfect!” Dern wrote in an Instagram post. “I am so happy to be able to share this news! I’m going to be a Mom! I love so much our family and now I have one more HUGE motivation for inside and outside the ring!!
“Thank you God for this blessing. I also want to thank all my fans and sponsors for the support during all the life phases and I can’t wait to be back in the ring!