A biography for Mackenzie Dernhasn’t been written yet.
“I had my dad teach me that and all of the ups and downs and battles I went through... I can make it an easier path for them to have success in their career.”
“I don't want to get to the belt fighting people who aren't ranked. I want to prove myself and the best way is to show that I'm ready.”
“I have the goal to fight in the UFC. That's the main goal, to be the UFC champion.”
“I didn't raise my daughter to think that a relationship should be what I had with my ex-husband, you know? It had aggression, it had lies, it was something very toxic.”
“I won two UFC fights before I became pregnant. The pregnancy was such a surprise and such a blessing, but when I announced it in February 2019, I lost 50,000 followers on Instagram instantly.”
“I feel like Tecia's a good fight for me to recover the mistakes I made against Marina.”
“I'm a jiu-jitsu girl but I'm not scared to punch.”
“We get punched in the face, you can break your nose, you can ruin your career by knee surgeries or things like that, so it's not to just give in the hands of people for ego or things like that. You need to be with real professionals and you need to feel good.”
“The biggest thing with Tecia is her experience, her volume and her cardio. She goes, goes. She moves good. She gets in, gets out, high volume, and just kind of out points.”
“I don't have a favorite song.”
“I don't like the pressure to be on the mats. I've been on the mats since I was 3 years old.”
“I have to get them to respect my striking enough that I can get them on the ground. Then I can have fun.”
“I'm not the person that the next day I'm back in the academy. I like to be on the beach, relax and miss to be on the mats and want to be on the mats.”
“These are positions that if I get to these positions, omoplata or the kimura, I shouldn't be losing it or I shouldn't be not submitting.”
“Breastfeeding, I lost so much body fat with that.”
“I'm not here putting on razor-thin fights, I'm going there and submitting people in the first round.”
“That's something that I'm learning to play smart. OK, if I get rocked, don't stay standing and try to give it back. You can pull guard. See if they come into your guard.”
“I definitely think there is only one Ronda Rousey, but I think I have everything to be as big and bigger than what she has done... I hope to do even more and add to everything she's done, but with my own style, my own personality, my own flavor.”
“You need to think more about yourself, not just putting on a show.”