UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern has explained the important role that poker has played in her mixed martial arts career.
Earlier this year, Mackenzie Dern finally reached the top of the mountain. She was able to defeat Virna Jandiroba for the second time in her career and in doing so, she was finally able to hold gold at the elite level. As we look ahead to the future, it’ll be interesting to see what comes next for her, which could include a pretty interesting showdown with Zhang Weili after she failed to take the flyweight crown from Valentina Shevchenko.