Mackenzie Dern

I'm all about fighting.

— Mackenzie Dern

Really I want to win a title at 115.

— Mackenzie Dern

I don't have a favorite song.

— Mackenzie Dern

I'm more of a nice girl.

— Mackenzie Dern

I tore my meniscus.

— Mackenzie Dern

I'll do anything to represent jiu-jitsu.

— Mackenzie Dern

The path to the belt, I'm trying to make it as clear as possible.

— Mackenzie Dern

My pregnancy really did restart my body and my metabolism and everything.

— Mackenzie Dern

If you want to know the best jiu-jitsu in MMA, Charles 'Do Bronx.'

— Mackenzie Dern

My entire life here in the United States, I only speak Portuguese.

— Mackenzie Dern

Many coaches and managers had plans for me, but I was still learning MMA.

— Mackenzie Dern

Maybe the less girls want to fight me, the champ will want to fight me.

— Mackenzie Dern

Hopefully, I can keep my body healthy for as long as I can.

— Mackenzie Dern

I have to get them to respect my striking enough that I can get them on the ground. Then I can have…

— Mackenzie Dern

I'm here to make history. I'm not here to get punched in the face and be just another one.

— Mackenzie Dern

People see us like we're super heroes and all we do is fight and train all day and we're mean, but no.

— Mackenzie Dern

In the fight, when you're thinking, you're late. You're already one second late. You need to be ahead. You always need to…

— Mackenzie Dern

If I can help to get girls to do MMA and do fighting and just to say, 'No, we can live off…

— Mackenzie Dern

Tecia has her strategy. She's been kind of overwhelming the girls, just pressing, pressing. She's really living up to her nickname, 'The…

— Mackenzie Dern

I don't like the pressure to be on the mats. I've been on the mats since I was 3 years old.

— Mackenzie Dern

During my pregnancy, I didn't train at all. I wanted to take advantage of those nine months and enjoy the time off…

— Mackenzie Dern

That's why I'm training so much jiu-jitsu just to keep - jiu-jitsu is always my last priority, a little bit, because I…

— Mackenzie Dern

I definitely think there is only one Ronda Rousey, but I think I have everything to be as big and bigger than…

— Mackenzie Dern

I had my dad teach me that and all of the ups and downs and battles I went through... I can make…

— Mackenzie Dern

When I first came to the UFC they were kind of rushing me a lot in the beginning, like 'Oh, the next…

— Mackenzie Dern

When you're an athlete that receives so much attention since the beginning, and everybody has a tip, everybody wants to take you…

— Mackenzie Dern

That's something that I'm learning to play smart. OK, if I get rocked, don't stay standing and try to give it back.…

— Mackenzie Dern

When I made the transition from jiu-jitsu to MMA, I was doing these different kinds of weight cuts where they want you…

— Mackenzie Dern

Instead of being watched by a babysitter as a kid, I'd go to work with my dad at his Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy.…

— Mackenzie Dern

I think I was able to show that I can be someone that gets better and better, when before people used to…

— Mackenzie Dern

I started jiu-jitsu because my dad has had an academy since I was born. He's a black belt. Since I was 3,…

— Mackenzie Dern

In my opinion the best jiu-jitsu in the UFC is Charles 'Do Bronx.' Because of his jiu-jitsu in MMA. In jiu-jitsu, he…

— Mackenzie Dern

I feel like with Tecia, I'm on the kimura and I'm doing it, I feel like 98 percent of the people would…

— Mackenzie Dern

With Marina and Tecia, I got in good positions to submit them, with both of them. With Marina, I got the omoplata…

— Mackenzie Dern

Everything else is easy after being a mom!

— Mackenzie Dern

I don't know, maybe a lot of girls won't even want to fight me.

— Mackenzie Dern

The ground game is a very good strength to have.

— Mackenzie Dern

In the fight, you have adrenaline and don't feel anything until it is over.

— Mackenzie Dern

Angela Hill is a dangerous girl because she's experienced.

— Mackenzie Dern

I always knew I wanted to be a mom and not retire.

— Mackenzie Dern