Mackenzie Dern has issued a statement following her majority decision loss to Xiaonan Yan in tonight’s UFC Vegas 61 main event.<\/p>\n
Dern (12-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since defeating Tecia Torres at UFC 273. The jiu-jitsu ace had gone 5-1 over her past six\u00a0Octagon<\/a>\u00a0appearances overall, with three of those five wins coming by way of submission.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Xiaonan Yan (16-3 MMA) had entered tonight\u2019s UFC Vegas 61 main event with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. \u2018Fury\u2019 had suffered losses to\u00a0Carla Esparza<\/a>\u00a0and Marina Rodriguez in her two most recent efforts, but prior to that was on a twelve-fight unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s \u2018Dern vs. Yan\u2019 headliner resulted in a solid back and forth affair. Mackenzie Dern was able to dominate rounds two and five on the canvas, but rounds 1, 3 and 4 were clearly in favor of the Chinese standout who simply outclassed Mackenzie on the feet. After twenty-five minutes of action it was pretty clear that the bout would either go to Yan or be ruled a draw. Unfortunately for Dern, only one judge awarded her with a 10-8 round and thus she lost the fight via majority decision.<\/p>\n Official UFC Vegas 61 Result: Xiaonan Yan def. Mackenzie Dern by majority decision (48-47 x2, 47-47)<\/p>\n Shortly following the conclusion of tonight’s contest, an emotional Dern took to social media where she addressed her fans with the following video and message:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by Mackenzie Dern 🇺🇸🇧🇷 (@mackenziedern)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n