Watch Mackenzie Dern dazzle fans, hit mitts during UFC 321 open workouts video

Red-hot strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern dazzled local fans and media with her UFC 321 open workout earlier today at Yas Mall, held in advance of her Virna Jandiroba title fight in the “Aspinall vs.

Gane” pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event on Sat. (Oct. 25) afternoon inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dern and Jandiroba are fighting for the vacant strawweight title abandoned by Zhang Weili, who surrendered the strap to try her luck at 125 pounds. “Magnum” is now slotted for a flyweight showdown opposite division champion Valentina Shevchenko as part of the UFC 322 pay-per-view (PPV) event in New York.

“I think everyone has different styles, so I see myself similar to Charles [Oliveira], who everyone saw that he had so much potential,” Dern said at the UFC 321 media day. “He was up and down, and he’s been at it for a while, and he has all these submissions, but when they’re a champion, they have a lot of light in them. They don’t just retire after, so I think I’ll be more prepared for what comes at me, winning this title, whoever comes next, what are the next obstacles because of everything I went through.”

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UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV) action on Sat., Oct. 25, 2025, with a blockbuster title fight set to headline UFC 321 from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In UFC 321’s PPV main event, Heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, defends his title against top-ranked contender, Ciryl Gane, in a high-stakes, five-round bout. UFC 321’s PPV co-main event features a women’s Strawweight title showdown between Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern. UFC 321 will also showcase a Bantamweight clash between Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista, a Heavyweight bout pitting Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida, a Light Heavyweight matchup featuring Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov, and much more! UFC 321’s start time is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET (“Early Prelims”), 12 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard), and 2 p.m. ET (PPV main card).

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