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UFC women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern says she has her eye on Valentina Shevchenko with a future move to the flyweight division.<\/p>\n

Dern returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when she faces off against Marina Rodriguez in a women’s strawweight bout that serves as the five-round headliner of UFC Vegas 39. For Dern, she is 6-1 in the UFC and she is currently ranked at No. 4 in the 115lbs weight class. If she is able to go out there and beat Rodriguez, there is certainly a chance that Dern could earn herself a title shot. Right now, her goal is to be the best strawweight in the world, so a win over Rodriguez would help get her to the top of the weight class, where the belt is currently held by the 115lbs champion, Rose Namajunas.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters ahead of UFC Vegas 39<\/a>, Dern admitted that her current goal is the 115lbs title. But in the future, she admits that a move to 125lbs is in the works, and she believes that she would have a chance to become the first flyweight to beat Shevchenko.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just changed my manager, my agency, so now I’m with ‘Paradigm’, and I’m definitely thinking long term, which is totally different from when I debuted in the UFC \u2013 that I was just taking advantage of the hype and enjoying. .\u00a0Now, I’m really thinking about maybe moving up a weight class later and becoming a two-time champion, you know?\u00a0Constantly having new goals,\u201d Dern said (via AG Fight<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst I’m going to try to win the strawweight belt I’m working with Rog\u00e9rio Cam\u00f5es, he’s making me stronger, feeling good.\u00a0I’ve fought up to 125lbs before, but it wasn’t a very strong Mackenzie. It was kind of a lazy Mackenzie, not quite so professional.\u00a0I definitely have my eye on Valentina.\u00a0She has had the belt for a long time.\u00a0The girls are trying, we need someone to fight her.\u00a0Maybe a jiu-jitsu girl is the right one to beat her.\u00a0Who knows?\u00a0But for sure, I see myself moving up to 125kbs. But like a fit Mackenzie.\u00a0The idea is becoming more and more attractive to me, to go there and try to make history.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you think Mackenzie Dern will find success in the UFC women’s flyweight division, and do you think she has the skills to beat Valentina Shevchenko?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern says she has her eye on Valentina Shevchenko with a future move to the flyweight division. Dern returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when she faces off against Marina Rodriguez in a women’s strawweight bout that serves as the five-round headliner of UFC Vegas 39. 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