Is Mackenzie Dern Single: A Look Into the Relationship Status of the UFC 298 Star

Souvik Roy
|Published Feb 17, 2024 12:33PM UTC

The noted UFC Strawweight, Mackenzie Dern, may have tasted defeat in her last fight at UFC 295. However, that hasn’t lowered her spirits as she is planning to make a strong comeback at UFC 298, which commences in less than 24 hours from now. However, several fans may also know that Dern was going through the grueling procedure of her divorce when her UFC 295 fight happened. This has left many of them wondering about her current relationship status.

Dern appeared on an episode of Ariel Helwani’s noted podcast ‘The MMA Hour’ to reveal her condition after her UFC 295 defeat. Apart from discussions about the fight, the Brazilian-American also revealed she had ended the procedure of her divorce successfully. But one of her Instagram posts reveals that Dern isn’t single anymore and has found love once again.

The multiple-time BJJ world champion chose the perfect date to publicize her current relationship status. A Valentine’s Day post from Dern revealed that she is currently in a relationship with Antonio Trócoli, who is a Brazilian pro-MMA fighter. The caption to her post read:

“Happy Valentine’s Day Baby! @atrocolimma”

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Well, the comments section revealed that the pair of Dern and Trócoli boasts a pretty strong bond as of now. Trócoli replied, “I am happy to be with you! That our connection always keep growing stronger! I love you”, to Dern’s post.

However, a large chunk of the UFC fanbase is also talking about the Arizona native’s upcoming bout at UFC 298. It’s quite apparent that her fans will want her to get back in the winning books once again on February 17, 2024.

The UFC 298 rival of Mackenzie Dern won’t let her get an easy victory

Most fans may already know that Dern will face the known UFC Strawweight, Amanda Lemos, at UFC 298 on 17 February. Like Dern, Lemos will also be desperate to bag a victory in the fight since she lost her last fight against the current UFC strawweight champ, Zhang Weili.

‘Magnum’ also created the record of the largest difference between strikes of two female UFC fighters during her fight against Lemos. But ‘Amandinha’ still went on to fight throughout the entire length of the bout. With Dern’s striking being much inferior to Weili’s, it might be too much for her to take Lemos out with her strikes.

Hence, Dern will probably apply her ‘bread and butter’ technique of controlling Lemos on the ground in the fight. But nobody except Father Time knows whether she will be successful in getting the better of her or not.

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Souvik Roy

The coveted boxing bout between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was the first combat sports event that Souvik ever witnessed. However, he fell for the UFC when he knew about it in 2010. After starting as an occasional viewer back then, Souvik has been watching UFC events almost regularly from late 2017. He began his career as a UFC(MMA) and combat sports journalist in the year 2022 after gathering a lot of valuable knowledge about MMA and a few other combat sports disciplines. He has written more than 1300 articles about various UFC and other combat sports events prior to joining The SportsRush. Apart from being a journalist, Souvik is also an ardent fan of the UFC. Hence, he always looks to have conversations about the same with others. He has a deep affinity for striking part of MMA and other combat sports and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier is the warrior of his choice in the current UFC roster. Souvik also serves as the Lead Vocalist of a rock band during his time free from publishing reports.