When Mackenzie Dern suffered the first loss of her pro career to Amanda Ribas last October, she admits that she wasn’t happy having that “zero” erased from her record. An undefeated fighter carries an aura about them and it’s not something many fighters are able to accomplish once they’re several fights into their UFC career.
But with that “zero” comes a lot of pressure. Expectations are sky-high. So, like many fighters before, and many to come after, suffering that first loss can lead to many more benefits than negatives.
“It sucks to have the zero taken away from the record,” Dern said.