LAS VEGAS – Marina Rodriguez knows exactly what to expect when she steps in the cage with vaunted submission artist Mackenzie Dern, and she’s making no attempt to pretend otherwise. With a base firmly rooted in muay Thai, Rodriguez isn’t planning on proving anything on the ground against a highly decorated grappling ace and knows the key to victory lies in keeping the action on the feet. “For sure, it will be a war of styles,” Rodriguez told MMA Junkie in her native Portuguese. “She comes from jiu-jitsu.
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