{"id":261606,"date":"2017-10-13T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T03:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=261606"},"modified":"2017-10-13T20:18:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T03:18:31","slug":"video-mackenzie-dern-scores-nasty-first-round-submission-victory-flyweight-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mackenzie-dern\/video-mackenzie-dern-scores-nasty-first-round-submission-victory-flyweight-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Mackenzie Dern scores a nasty first-round submission victory in flyweight debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mackenzie Dern improved her mixed martial arts record to a perfect 4-0 at Friday night&#8217;s LFA 24 event, scoring a first-round submission victory over Mandy Polk. After unfortunately missing weight in her last two bouts, a 2016 Submission of the Year contender over TUF 26 competitor Montana Stewart at Legacy FC 61, and a decision defeat of Katherine Roy at LFA 6, Dern seems to have found the perfect home at flyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Mackenzie Dern&#8217;s impressive finish below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Mackenzie Dern vs Mandy Polk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFA24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFA24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5KN2bZJWVs\">pic.twitter.com\/5KN2bZJWVs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZPGIFs\/status\/919030795116929024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dern&#8217;s opponent, Mandy Polk, fell to 3-4 with the loss. Polk, who made her MMA debut in 2014, was riding a three-fight streak into her fight with Dern, defeating\u00a0Briannah Conatser,\u00a0Anne Malinoff and\u00a0Ronni Nanney, and most recently lost to Katy Collins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, Dern, has stated in previous interviews that she plans to make her UFC debut in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Dern fight in her first octagon appearance? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mackenzie Dern improved her mixed martial arts record to a perfect 4-0 at Friday night&#8217;s LFA 24 event, scoring a first-round submission victory over Mandy Polk. 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