“I feel like with Tecia, I'm on the kimura and I'm doing it, I feel like 98 percent of the people would tap. You have to be a little bit mean like just rip it. Maybe they'll tear their shoulder and have to have surgery or something like that. Of course, that's not my goal but we're all adults here. They're going to try to hurt me.”

American and Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner

Mackenzie Dern is an American and Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, known for competing in the women’s strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the current UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion and has also been ranked among the top female fighters in the sport. She is a former world No. 1 ranked IBJJF competitor and a world champion in both ADCC and no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Her standing reflects a career built around grappling and high-level mixed martial arts competition, with recognition across both jiu-jitsu and UFC rankings.