Mackenzie Dern defeated Vilna Jandilova at UFC 321 to turn out to be the brand new strawweight world titleholder.
Dern was capable of finding his vary early on, touchdown exhausting leg kicks and stimulating Jandiroba with combos. In response, Jandiroba fired a double leg shot. Dern was briefly compelled onto his again, however ultimately received up and moved away.
Jandiroba scored one other takedown earlier than the bell, however completed little on the mat.
Jandiroba added two extra takedowns within the second, nevertheless it was Dern who did a lot of the harm, peppering her with low blows and elbows.
Within the third, Jandiroba continued to combine strikes and grappling as Dern appeared keen to simply accept each takedown try from the Brazilian. Nonetheless, Dern was undoubtedly the extra aggressive fighter from the again, and he peppered Jandiroba with elbows.
Jandiroba started to point out indicators of stalling within the fourth, permitting Dern to regulate the motion by pinning her in opposition to the cage. Dern lastly received his grappling going late within the spherical, touchdown a slick double leg within the middle of the Octagon. With lower than a minute left, Jandilova remained on her again, content material to keep away from additional harm.
Each fighters scored takedowns within the fifth and ultimate spherical, nevertheless it was Dern who continued to outplay his opponent. Dern ended the match with a bomb off the highest, incomes him a unanimous resolution victory and his first UFC title.
official outcomes: Mackenzie Dern def. Vilna Jandirova received the vacant UFC strawweight world title by unanimous resolution (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).
