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> [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 was trying to get my striking up to where it needs to be, my takedowns, all these things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/that-s-why-i-m-training-so-much-jiu-jitsu-just-to-keep-jiu-jitsu-is/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

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## More by Mackenzie Dern

> [Whenever I finish the training, if I see my weight's down too low, I'm eating a little bit more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/whenever-i-finish-the-training-if-i-see-my-weight-s-down-too-low-i-m/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I wanted to have my kid watch me fight. I think that's because I grew up watching my dad compete and I'm so inspired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-wanted-to-have-my-kid-watch-me-fight-i-think-that-s-because-i-grew/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I got into MMA because of what Ronda did. She showed that we can live off of sponsors, we can live off of MMA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-got-into-mma-because-of-what-ronda-did-she-showed-that-we-can-live/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [In the fight, you have adrenaline and don't feel anything until it is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/in-the-fight-you-have-adrenaline-and-don-t-feel-anything-until-it-is/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I've always wanted to fight a wrestler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-ve-always-wanted-to-fight-a-wrestler/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I think I was able to show that I can be someone that gets better and better, when before people used to say, 'Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-think-i-was-able-to-show-that-i-can-be-someone-that-gets-better-and/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [We can't let people stop us from going after our dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/we-can-t-let-people-stop-us-from-going-after-our-dreams/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [Really I want to win a title at 115.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/really-i-want-to-win-a-title-at-115/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [Even at 115 pounds, I have curves. Many women fighters, when they cut weight, they look like skeletons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/even-at-115-pounds-i-have-curves-many-women-fighters-when-they-cut/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [In Brazil, there's the beach, there's partying. It's hard to be focused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/in-brazil-there-s-the-beach-there-s-partying-it-s-hard-to-be-focused/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I just need to win the round. If you do that each round you win the fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-just-need-to-win-the-round-if-you-do-that-each-round-you-win-the/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I had my dad teach me that and all of the ups and downs and battles I went through... I can make it an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-had-my-dad-teach-me-that-and-all-of-the-ups-and-downs-and-battles-i/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [We can get hurt in a fight, we can lose sponsors, we can lose value as a fighter, but let's go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/we-can-get-hurt-in-a-fight-we-can-lose-sponsors-we-can-lose-value-as/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [I'm a curvy 115er. I'm not tall or skinny. I'm more Brazilian style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/i-m-a-curvy-115er-i-m-not-tall-or-skinny-i-m-more-brazilian-style/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

> [You need to think more about yourself, not just putting on a show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-dern/you-need-to-think-more-about-yourself-not-just-putting-on-a-show/)

[Mackenzie Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-dern/)

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