The pandemic of upsets. Up next: Mackenzie Dern?

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So it feels like during the pandemic, prospects has been losing left and right, and the stars or favourites has been losing one after another.

I mean, gassed or not, four time BJJ world champ Vieira getting tapped out by a purple belt, who got tapped out two fights ago and lost two in a row, probably is a good indicator of what it has been like after Covid started.

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The list is indeed very long, but if you try to think of a prospect that you thought will go long way, the chances are good that he or she probably lost already if he or she fought during the pandemic.

Mackenzie Dern still has some good hype behind her, that doesn't really bode well for her because everyone with some hype behind them has been losing left and right.

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I'm curious to see how her next fight will go because I'm not sure if Dern can take Nina down who made Tatiana Suarez look mortal when Tatiana ragdolled Esparza who is a really good MMA wrestler in her own right, though MMA math doesn't always work, but just puts Nina TDD in perspective.

Nina do have third degree black belt in TKD to go with her pretty impressive TDD as well.(Apparently third best TDD in UFC as a whole or something?)

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I'm going to be honest, I'm still on Mackenzie Dern hype train, and still happy to be on the bandwaggon.

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She's really hot in my opinion, IDGAF what they say, of course not that looks matter or anything, it's hilarious that she's turning Brazilian, she comes to fight, and she has really really good BJJ. But that doesn't work if you get picked apart from outside and can't take someone down.

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Nina is older and coming off a pregnancy, but it's WMMA, 35 isn't too old most of the time, especially if you are good enough to keep it standing against the grappler, and Nina probably is good enough to.

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It really does feel like everyone with any resemblence of hype behind them has been losing after Covid started.

I really want Dern to not be the next, but better fighters against better match ups has been dropping like flies.

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So, the question to you is, will Dern be the next to be sacrificed at the sacred altar of the year of the upsets of pandemic?

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Dern is actually the underdog I believe

Dern doesn't have good TD.
Nina has possibly the best WMMA TDD.
Nina is a better striker by far.

So probably that's why, but it's even odds at some and Nina's a journey(wo)man at best. Mackenzie Dern was and maybe still is uber-prospect and likely a star.
 
Malenzie’s HYPE was already “killed” by Amanda Ribas but then she came back with two first round finishes

HYPE is like stocks it goes up and down overtime.

And yeah Nina is going to beat Dern senseless but she’ll bounce back
 
I'm still thinking Dern gets the win. She's on the rise.

Let's fucking hope so. Dern won't be ever on the rise no more if she loses to 35 year old journey(wo)man who's coming off a pregnancy.

But the style match up sucks so bad for Dern..
 
I'm pretty sure the betting line is evens, so no. Won't be an upset, but I'll be betting on her as I feel she should be the favorite here
 
A very intriguing match up. With many questions surrounding it. I’m leaning towards Dern based on those unanswered questions. Haven’t made up my mind yet on who to pick. Looking forward to this fight.
 
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