Filed under: Blue Corner , Featured Videos , News Mackenzie Dern made a successful Invicta FC debut – and showed off some improved striking – in Friday’s Invicta FC 26 co-headliner. Dern (5-0), a 24-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and world-champion grappler, continued an undefeated start to her MMA career with a third-round submission victor y over Kaline Medeiros (8-6). The fight, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass from Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo., expectedly featured some grappling, but Dern, an LFA vet who turned pro just 16 months ago, also displayed some much-improved striking. Related Invicta FC 26 results: Mackenzie Dern shows improved striking en route to submission win Check out the highlights above as Dern uses some early striking, inlacing some overhand rights and knees, to eventually set up the fight-ending armbar.
Invicta FC 26 results: Mackenzie Dern shows improved striking en route to submission win
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