Save the date! The #1 Female BJJ practitioner in the world Mackenzie Dern starts her Legacy in MMA! #Legacy58 will be held at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino – Lake Charles Friday July 22nd LIVE on AXS TV Fights.

World BJJ champion and ADCC champion (2015), Mackenzie will face the American Kenia Rosas, who also will be making her MMA debut. The ladies will compete at straw weight up to 52 kgs.

The daughter of Wellington “Megaton” Dias, the 22-year-old Mackenzie has been doing her MMA training with UFC fighters  Jocelyn Lybarger and Lauren Murphy.

Besides Mackenzie, Legacy FC 58 will feature Robert Drysdale (6-0) fighting for the light heavyweight title against Ryan Spann (9-2) in the main event of the night. A World champion in Jiu-Jitsu (2005) and ADCC absolute champion (2007), Drsydale will have his first fight since his UFC exit.

In an interview with TATAME, Mackenzie Dern revealed her plans for the transition but stressed the financial side and the desire for new challenges as some factors for change. In addition, Megaton’s daughter also spoke about how she is inspired by Fabricio Werdum, who made history in Jiu-Jitsu and, nowadays, is heavyweight UFC champion and one of the big stars of the organisation:

“The plan is to start fighting MMA in 2016. The financial side of Jiu-Jitsu is very difficult. Of course it is much better than it used to, but it can improve more. I can not speak for other athletes who are also switching to MMA, so I think it (migration) can be for several reasons. In my case, it’s to have a new challenge. I want to be like Fabricio Werdum but for the women, with three world titles, Jiu-Jitsu, ADCC and the UFC (laughs). Today, you can you have a good life with Jiu-Jitsu, if that’s what you like. I intend to have it, but I’m 22 years old only, I’m healthy, so I think I have everything to try these challenges and then when I stop fighting, I want to have an academy, teaching what I love: Jiu-Jitsu “

Mackenzie Training for MMA debut: