Mackenzie Dern
| Mackenzie Dern | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
March 24, 1993 Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Mackenzie Dern | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mackenzie Dern (born March 24, 1993) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.[1][2] IBJJF ranks Mackenzie as the number one female black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu.[3] She holds a black belt under her father, Wellington "Megaton" Dias[4] who is one of the top Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts in the world. She is an ADCC and no gi BJJ (black belt) World Champion.[5][6][7]
Mackenzie began training by 3 years old and practicing with her father and stepmother who is also a black belt, Luciana Tavares. Mackenzie started competing at a young age, and moving on to competing in the adult divisions by 14 years old. Mackenzie has won a world championship in every belt as she progressed to black belt.[8] In 2015 she defeated Gabrielle Garcia in the semi finals at the Abu Dhabi open weight championships.
References
- ↑ "Grappling star Mackenzie Dern announces her switch to MMA". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "Gracie Humaita's Mackenzie Dern on Succeeding in Jiu Jitsu". Vice. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "IBJJF Black Belt Female Ranking". Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Megaton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Belt List". Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "ADCC 2015 results recap: Mackenzie Dern impresses in 60kg championship victory". Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "Mackenzie Dern is able to collar jiu-jitsu gold in Abu Dhabi". National. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "ADCC 2015 Profiles: Mackenzie Dern". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Mackenzie Dern Biography". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 2015-11-06.