California Fighter Wants to Be First Biological Mom to Win UFC Belt

Mackenzie Dern takes a break from training with her daughter Moa, 2. Courtesy of Joseph Baura

It hasn’t been very long that women have been taken seriously in the male-dominated world of professional fighting. But now, Mackenzie Dern is trying to take it to a new level.

She doesn’t want to simply become a champ, she wants to be “Mom Champ.”