Virna Jandiroba leaned on her grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over fellow Brazilian Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night 272 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Judges scored the all-Brazilian co-headliner 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Jandiroba, who used wrestling and takedowns to control most of the first two rounds before securing another late takedown in Round 3 after largely trading on the feet.
After having her hand raised, Jandiroba used the moment to set her sights on a familiar name.
"Mackenzie Dern, you know you didn't win this fight," Jandiroba said in her post-fight message. She followed up with a clear callout: "Mackenzie, I want my rematch."
Jandiroba previously lost a vacant strawweight title fight to Mackenzie Dern in October, and is now openly pushing for a second meeting after her victory over Ricci.
