“My manager said the UFC wants me to move up in weight,” Dern said in her post-fight interview. “I believe that’s what they want. UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard called me and said we have an institute here in Vegas, and we’re going to invest in you, we want you here, we’re going to work with you, so I said OK I’m going to work for you guys.”
I don't know what the problem is. She's a Flyweight. The 125 Division is up for grabs and needs talent. She's not a strawweight. Fight in your real Division and you won't continually have these problems. Kelvin finally went to his proper Division and he's doing well. What's the benefit of beating up obviously smaller opponents? Does that win you true fans who don't just value the numbers in your win column, but more the adversity you defeated?
Dern always looks one weight Division bigger. That right there in such a light Division is a huge percentage of your body weight. It changes everything. We see this with the men too. Speed vs Power. The bigger guys have the KO power while the smaller guys have to be much more technical and conditioned.