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- Updated: August 9, 2016
Mackenzie Dern, who is one of the most decorated female BJJ athletes in the world, won her MMA debut at Legacy 58 last month with a dominant and lopsided decision. Dern has already taken over the jiujitsu world as she achieved numerous grappling world championships, and at just 23-years-old, she is looking to accomplish the same in mixed martial arts.
Benson Henderson is one of her teammates, and the former UFC champ has incredibly high praise for her and what she can achieve in the sport.
“She will be bigger than Ronda Rousey before Ronda Rousey lost,” Henderson said on The MMA Hour. “She’s going to be huge. She’s going to be big. She has an excellent work ethic.
“Go look her up, she is a multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion. She’s won ADCC. She’s won Abu Dhabi. She’s won Worlds. She’s the current No. 1 ranked female jiu-jitsu …
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