Mackenzie Dern will defend her title this weekend against top contender Gillian Robertson, and the pair met face to face this week during the UFC 330 press conference.
In Dern’s last outing, she secured the vacant strawweight title by a unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba in the co-main event of UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane last October. She now hopes to achieve the first defense of her belt over Robertson, who is currently riding a six-fight win streak and most recently defeated former title challenger Amanda Lemos in March.
Dern vs. Robertson will serve as the co-main event to the headliner between welterweight champion Islam Makhachev and Ireland’s Ian Garry at UFC 330 on Saturday, August 15th. Despite both co-main event competitors remaining respectful during their time on the mic at the press conference, the stare-down for the cameras at the end previewed the intensity level for Saturday night.
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