Mackenzie Dern reflects on first Amanda Ribas loss, ‘completely different person’ now

Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas fought in 2019 | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Mackenzie Dern faces Amanda Ribas nearly 2,000 days after the Brazilian handed her the first loss of her MMA career in Tampa, Fla., in a unanimous decision. They now rematch after competing across the world under the UFC banner, and Dern feels confident she’s a different woman this time around.

Dern entered the octagon to face Ribas for the first time since giving birth to her daughter Moa and now admits she wasn’t ready to fight.