Mackenzie Dern's UFC Debut Scheduled For March Against Ashley Yoder

Mackenzie Dern's UFC Debut Scheduled For March Against Ashley Yoder

After going 5-0 in smaller promotions Mackenzie Dern gets called to the UFC.

Jan 1, 2018 by Reid Connell
Mackenzie Dern's UFC Debut Scheduled For March Against Ashley Yoder

It was only a matter of time. 

When Mackenzie Dern decided to switch from BJJ to MMA she made it very clear her goal was to become a UFC champion. Her quest for MMA gold will now officially begin on March 3.

The two-time IBJJF world champion has been tapped to make her long-awaited UFC debut against Ultimate Fighter alum Ashley Yoder in a strawweight matchup at UFC 222 in Las Vegas, as first reported by MMAFighting.

Dern is coming off an impressive third-round armbar-finish win over Kaline Medeiros on Dec. 8 while fighting in UFC women's feeder league Invicta FC. The highlight-reel submission was apparently enough to convince the UFC brass that Dern is ready to step into the Octagon.

Yoder is riding a two-fight losing streak after a promising show on the UFC reality show "The Ultimate Fighter."

Watch Mackenzie Dern's 2016 MMA Debut: