Dern excited father will see her fight in MMA for the first time
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern, one of the top prospects in the UFC, is an accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioner. Her father, Wellington “Megaton” Dias is a multi-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu gold medallist and has attended many of Dern’s jiu-jitsu competitions, but has still yet to watch his daughter compete in MMA in person, that is finally going to change.
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