RIO DE JANEIRO – Even as Mackenzie Dern stands poised to break out of the pack in the UFC women’s strawweight division, she’s aware of the forces pulling her away from MMA. For one, her father, jiu-jitsu icon Wellington “Megaton” Dias, doesn’t like her new foray. He would rather she not get punched in the face for a living. Along with nudges to mind her weight cut, Dern (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) gets text messages about returning to grappling
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