Henry Cejudo has plenty of words of appraisal for Mackenzie Dern, as the former double champ and Olympic gold medallist himself sees her as a future candidate for UFC gold.
Mackenzie’s a talent, man: Henry Cejudo
Coming off a unanimous decision win over Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 73 in May, Dern is slated to lock horns against former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 295 on 11th Nov at Madison Square Garden in New York.
“Triple C’, who has been training Dern, holds massive commendations for her and during a recent video on his YouTube channel, discussed how a few tweaks in her strategies can ensure her to the Strawweight throne.
“Mackenzie’s a talent, man,” said Cejudo.“She’s a multiple-time world champion in the sport of jiu-jitsu. The biggest question that I have for her: How is it that she can transition into mixed martial arts and still have the same principles that she used in jiu-jitsu? A lot of what Mackenzie needs is just a good tactical game plan and just positions on technique – not over-moving, not doing these unnecessary movements, getting from point A to point B.”
“The most important thing for her is her discipline. Can she stay disciplined for 15 minutes or 25 minutes? She’s probably a fight away from fighting for the title if she’s able to win this fight against Jessica Andrade. … She’s all eyes. She’s all ears. The key is to actually do it in the fight.”
“So far, so good,” Cejudo commented about training Dern. “If she does things right, and she’s able to bring those principles back and finds the right engineers, the future is bright for her.” [H/T MMA Junkie]
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