Video: Ahead of Friday's LFA 24, watch top prospect Mackenzie Dern in action

Mackenzie Dern has long been considered a top prospect in women’s MMA, and with a move to the flyweight division, she may finally be ready to truly come into her own.

After struggling to make the strawweight limit early in her career, the multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion now makes that move at Friday’s LFA 24 event, which takes place at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix and airs on AXS TV. Dern (3-0) meets Mandy Polk (3-3) in a 125-pound contest.

Ahead of that matchup, and courtesy of AXS TV Fights, check out Dern’s most recent outing, a March decision win over Katherine Roy, who was able to take the catchweight fight the distance but ultimately lost via unanimous decision at LFA 6.

Is Dern a future star in the women’s flyweight division? She’ll try to take another step in that direction at LFA 24.

For more on LFA 24, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.