UFC strawweight and multiple times BJJ World Champion Mackenzie Dern confirmed she is single again, after splitting up with her now ex-husband Wesley Santos whit whom she has a daughter.
Mackenzie Dern is one of the most well-known names in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. The UFC strawweight (12-3) just declared that she has split up with her now ex-husband, professional surfer Wesley Santos.
“Yes, guys, I am single. I have been single for a while now, a few months. Everything is good, we are taking care of our daughter. Hope you guys respect our decision to separate and grow apart. Thankful for everything I have had with Wesley and I wish him all the best in his life,” said Mackenzie Dern in an Instagram story as part of her Q&A session for fans.
Wesley Santos is a professional surfer and WSL South American Pro Champion. Mackenzie Dern is a UFC fighter and multiple times BJJ World champion, as well the daughter of Wellington “Megaton” Dias, one of the most respected names in the BJJ World.
The pair have a daughter, Moa (3).
The separation comes as a surprise, given the couple were so much in love, that Mackenzie Dern had to switch gyms when Wesley got in a fight with her Jiu-Jitsu coach a while ago:
“So my husband talked to him. My husband’s like this surfer guy, you know, totally good vibes, afro, definitely not the fighter style. He went to go talk to him and [Gomez] was just like, ‘No, if you want to come to the academy, come to the academy and we’ll talk,’ and hung up. We went to the academy and he just swept dirt onto my husband, pushed him, and my husband pushed him back and they just went into a fistfight. It wasn’t like a brawl, a crazy brawl, it was like a street fight or technical fistfight. Back and forth, my husband’s doing feints, and I’m like, ‘Where is he learning all this?’ It was so crazy.” Dern said previously for MMA Fighting.
