Mackenzie Dern Quotes

Mackenzie Dern

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : March 24, 1993

I'm always thinking 'technique, technique.'

Mackenzie Dern

In jiu-jitsu, the people who know me, they call me 'Megatinha,' and 'Megatinha' is like a little 'Megaton.'

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The biggest thing with Tecia is her experience, her volume and her cardio. She goes, goes. She moves good. She gets in, gets out, high volume, and just kind of out points.

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I don't have a favorite song.

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

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I mean I'm a former ADCC champion, so for me, I'm always happy when I see the MMA girls doing jiu-jitsu and things like that.

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

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When I first came to the UFC they were kind of rushing me a lot in the beginning, like 'Oh, the next Ronda Rousey' and all these things, and I'm just kind of happy I'm building my own story.

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

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If I can help to get girls to do MMA and do fighting and just to say, 'No, we can live off this too. We can have sponsors,' then I'm happy.

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Really I want to win a title at 115.

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I feel good at 115.

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

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My dad, being my dad, he'll never stop teaching me.

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In Brazil, there's the beach, there's partying. It's hard to be focused.

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Even at 115 pounds, I have curves. Many women fighters, when they cut weight, they look like skeletons.

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I think people think I'm the most dangerous in the beginning. But we've been training for five rounds for a couple fights.

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I just need to win the round. If you do that each round you win the fight.

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

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I'm a jiu-jitsu girl but I'm not scared to punch.

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