{"id":39960,"date":"2026-08-17T05:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Mackenzie-Dern-names-three-potential-opponents-following-UFC-330-win-202391"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:02:15","slug":"mackenzie-dern-names-three-potential-opponents-following-ufc-330-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/mackenzie-dern-names-three-potential-opponents-following-ufc-330-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Dern names three potential opponents following UFC 330 win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mackenzie
\nDern<\/a> has already started looking ahead after defending her
\n
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> title.<\/p>\n

Dern (17-5) thoroughly outclassed Gillian
\nRobertson<\/a> at UFC
\n330<\/a>, using her grappling to secure a unanimous decision and
\nretain the strawweight belt in Philadelphia. She\u2019s now name-dropped
\nwho could be next in line for a title shot.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mackenzie Dern names Weili Zhang, Tatiana Suarez and Lupita
\nGodinez as possible UFC title challengers<\/h2>\n

When asked in a post-fight interview who she could face next, Dern
\ninitially admitted she\u2019s unsure. She claimed the next challenger
\nfor the 115-pound throne could be Tatiana
\nSuarez<\/a> (12-1), Lupita
\nGodinez<\/a> (14-6), or former champ Weili Zhang<\/a>
\n(26-4).<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there\u2019s Tatiana, Weili\u2026 Who else? Lupita could be coming up
\npretty soon,\u201d Dern said.<\/p>\n

Godinez is unlikely next in line, having lost three of her last
\nfive bouts. Moreover, the Mexican contender has already lost to
\nDern.<\/p>\n

Suarez previously challenged for UFC gold, losing to Zhang in
\nFebruary last year. The former then bounced back with two wins,
\nbeating Amanda
\nLemos<\/a> and Godinez. Meanwhile, Zhang vacated the title after
\nbeating Suarez to challenge for the women\u2019s flyweight title, but
\nlost to current 125-pound queen Valentina
\nShevchenko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

\u201cIt feels amazing to be able to hold onto my
\nbelt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mackenzie
\nDern<\/a> (@MackenzieDern<\/a>)
\nspeaks about her first title defense and what she thinks might come
\nnext for her. #UFC330<\/a><\/p>\n

Complete Main Card Results \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/abo02MZ0Ja<\/a><\/p>\n

Official Scorecards: https:\/\/t.co\/NIwLltOSjw<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HQG6ey17uJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC News (@UFCNews)
\nAugust 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mackenzie Dern has already started looking ahead after defending her Ultimate Fighting Championship title. Dern (17-5) thoroughly outclassed Gillian Robertson at UFC 330, using her grappling to secure a unanimous decision and retain the strawweight belt in Philadelphia. She\u2019s now name-dropped who could be next in line for a title shot. Advertisement Mackenzie Dern names […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}