Marina Rodriguez further validated herself as a strawweight contender to watch with a main event win over Mackenzie Dern on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 194.. Rodriguez (16-1-2 MMA, 5-1-2 UFC) improved to 2-0 in UFC headliners when she scored a unanimous decision victory over Dern (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the matchup of elite 115-pound fighters, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

