Before we find out who the two new champions will be on Saturday night, the women's strawweight division will have a crucial fight between Mackenzie Dern and Jessica Andrade.

Dern, who remains a constant in the rankings but has never fought for a title, will get the chance to really improve her resume in a fight against a former champion in Andrade. The last time we saw Dern she earned a unanimous decision win over veteran Angela Hill. However, she was coming off a majority decision loss to Yan Xiaonan.

Andrade suffered a knockout loss to Xiaonan by first-round knockout in May 2023 and followed it up with a second-round submission loss to Tatiana Suarez. She is now on a three-fight skid.

That losing streak is deceptive, though. All three of her losses have come to powerful fighters who are near the top of the food chain in their division. That doesn't really describe Dern.

Andrade is stll a strong fighter who is only likely to get bullied by the best of the best wrestlers in the division. Dern has slick submissions, but we'll see if she has the takedown game to control the fight.

Prediction: Andrade via decision

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