UFC Vegas 102 Star Mackenzie Dern Brings Emotional Help Canine To Press Occasion

Forward of her UFC Vegas 102 headliner, strawweight star, Mackenzie Dern turned some heads right now throughout her media obligations, bringing a sizeable emotional help mutt together with her for her engagement forward of her rematch battle with Brazilian contender, Amanda Ribas.

Dern, the present quantity six ranked strawweight challenger, has been sidelined since August, the place she returned to the winner’s enclosure following a two-fight shedding run, touchdown a unanimous choice win over Crazy Godinez at UFC Combat Evening Abu Dhabi.

And rekindling her rivalry with Brazilian grappling star, Ribas, Dern will look to avenge her first-ever skilled combined martial arts defeat, when her seven-fight run was halted in a unanimous choice loss in opposition to the flyweight and strawweight challenger.

Mackenzie Dern brings emotional help canine, Mack together with her to media day

Showing at this night’s media day to finish her obligations, embellished grappler, Mackenzie Dern introduced together with her an emotional help canine named Mack — to the occasion — turning some heads throughout the media sphere.

Picked to possible avenge her loss to Ribas this weekend over the course of a 5 spherical setting, Dern is “closing the gaps” in her general combined martial arts recreation since her transition from submission grappling, based on former title challenger and UFC alum, Jessica Penne.

“I used to be watching their [Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas] earlier battle this morning, and I see a number of enhancements in each girls, however extra on Dern’s aspect,” Jessica Penne mentioned throughout a podcast episode with Angela Hill. “Don’t get me mistaken, Ribas has been wanting actually good in her fights. I believe she’s been placing her punches and strikes collectively a little bit bit higher, following up, whereas of their first battle, she form of simply hit after which moved. I see Dern coming ahead much more on this battle. I believe Dern has stuffed in additional gaps since they fought.”