If Mackenzie Dern had any jitters ahead of her Invicta FC debut, it didn’t show in her handling of seasoned opponent Kaline Medeiros . While it was her well known jiu-jitsu that ultimately sealed the deal in the Invicta FC 26 co-headliner, Dern (5-0) showed she wasn’t afraid to keep the fight standing. It wasn’t flawless, as Dern herself admitted, but the strides made by the undefeated prospect in her striking were once again on display as she pushed around Medeiros (8-6) at Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. After rocking Medeiros a couple of times, Dern found the fight-ending armbar in the third round of the strawweight bout, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass. It was the third submission win of the jiu-jitsu expert’s rapidly rising pro career.
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