UFC 256: Mackenzie Dern uses motherhood as motivation – Orange
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Eighteen months after giving birth to her daughter Moa, the Huntington Beach strawweight finds success and a renewed focus going into her fight with Virna Jandiroba on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Mackenzie Dern and the Top Brazilian Fighters in the UFC Right Now, fighters brasil
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UFC 256: Mackenzie Dern uses motherhood as motivation – Orange County Register
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UFC 256's Mackenzie Dern rounding out skill set, eyes title in 2021
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Matt Brown offers Mackenzie Dern advice after 'f****** terrible' performance against Jessica Andrade at UFC 295 - MMA Fighting
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UFC 256: Mackenzie Dern Post-fight Interview
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UFC 5 Gameplay Mackenzie Dern vs Joanne Wood
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Mackenzie Dern and the Top Brazilian Fighters in the UFC Right Now, fighters brasil
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Mackenzie Dern and the Top Brazilian Fighters in the UFC Right Now, fighters brasil
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UFC Vegas 23 preview: 'Focused' Mackenzie Dern 'ready for the champion' — 'I could be there now'
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UFC's Mackenzie Dern ready for any kind of fight – Orange County Register