Mackenzie Dern returns at LFA 6 on March 10 as main card takes shape

Jiu-jitsu ace and strawweight MMA prospect Mackenzie Dern is slated for her 2017 debut on March 10 at LFA 6.

Officials recently announced the first three bouts for the card, which airs on AXS TV from Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio.

In the main event, Texas featherweights Rivaldo Junior (15-6-2) and Ray Rodriguez (11-4) square off, and in the co-headliner, former Legacy FC middleweight title challenger Larry Crowe (9-6) meets former University of Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders (5-0). Dern (2-0), meanwhile, faces Katherine Roy (1-0).

Junior, a 33-year-old Jungle Fight and Shooto Brasil vet, recently made his RFA debut and suffered a decision loss to Jamall Emmers. He looks to rebound against Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Legacy FC vet and Combate Americas vet who’s riding a six-fight winning streak that includes five submission victories.

Crowe, a 32-year-old Texas who went 6-4 during a 2011-2015 Legacy FC stint, looks to halt a three-fight losing skid when he meets Andrews, a 29-year-old who won a 2009 NCAA Division I national football title with the Crimson Tide. He’s 5-0 with four stoppages since making his pro MMA debut in 2015.

Dern, meanwhile, is a 23-year-old world-champion grappler who’s 2-0 since making her pro MMA debut back in July. After a unanimous-decision win over Kenia Rosas in her first pro fight, she scored a submission victory over Montana Stewart, which was a finalist for MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Year” for the slick fight-ending hold (watch it above). She meets Roy, a 31-year-old U.S. Army SGT veteran and 2015 Golden Gloves champion who scored a decision victory over May Ooi (2-2) in her July 2016 pro debut at WSOF-GC 3 in the Philippines.

The latest RFA 6 card includes:

• Rivaldo Junior vs. Ray Rodriguez
• Eryk Anders vs. Larry Crowe
• Mackenzie Dern vs. Katherine Roy

For more LFA 6, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.