Gillian Robertson details growing tension with Mackenzie Dern ahead of UFC 330

Gillian Robertson slammed Mackenzie Dern ahead of their Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight title bout.

The two are set to lock horns for Dern’s 115-pound championship at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Aug. 15. The champ recently claimed that she neither likes nor dislikes Robertson because they don't know each other well. The challenger has now accused Dern of backtracking on past comments.

Bad blood is brewing between Gillian Robertson and Mackenzie Dern
Robertson (16-5) opened up about the tension between her and Dern (17-8) during media day ahead of UFC 330. The Canadian claims Dern previously downplayed her jiu-jitsu but isn’t carrying the same energy into fight week.

“She was making comments all through the camp about how she doesn't know me, she doesn't think my jiu-jitsu's good, and all this stuff,” Robertson said. “Now she's like, ‘Oh, no, it's not anything. It's not that I don't like her.’ I'm like, ‘Why are we trying to take this back now?’ You're talking all this sh*t through camp. Keep that same energy.”

Robertson made it clear she has no interest in putting the issue aside before the fight.

“I don't like her right now,” she added.

Robertson enters her first UFC title fight riding a five-fight winning streak, while Dern has won her last three. Both strawweights are known for their submissions and claim their grappling is superior, a growing talking point going into the co-headliner.