BJJ’s Mackenzie Dern has quickly become one of MMA’s most watched fighters not in the UFC.
Her world-class grappling skills combined with her undefeated MMA record has reportedly even garnered her a contract with the UFC.
The one knock against Dern though, is that she’s missed weight for her last three professional competitions. And one of those weighty issues pulled her from the ADCC worlds last week.
Taking to her social media, Dern stopped short of admitting she came in heavy once more, and instead dropped the following explanation.
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Hey guys I just want to clear some rumors about my absence from the World Pro this weekend. Unfortunately, Thursday I made the decision to remove my name from the event because I wasn’t feeling the way I was hoping and risk having a bad performance.
It was a hard decision but the right decision for my career, for my fans and for the event. Thank you everyone for the support and understanding! Also, I would like to wish good luck to al the finalist and especially my dad who is fighting!
