LAS VEGAS – Virna Jandiroba wants another crack.

Whether that crack is another shot at title gold or simply a rematch with Mackenzie Dern, Jandiroba is impartial, she explained after her UFC Fight Night 272 co-main event win Saturday over Tabatha Ricci at Meta APEX.

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“It’s a very hard question,” Jandiroba told MMA Junkie and other reporters through a Portuguese-language interpreter at a post-fight news conference. “I think the best option would be fighting those girls I want to face for the belt. If that would be possible, that would be ideal.”

Jandiroba fought Dern for the then-vacant UFC strawweight title in October. Dern defeated Jandiroba by unanimous decision. While she may have pitched the idea of herself getting another immediate crack during her in-cage interview, Jandiroba admits she’s a realist.

The reason the title was vacant in October was because Zhang Weili moved to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko. The mission for Weili was unsuccessful and now she may be on her way back down. Should that be the case, Jandiroba admits the former champion should get precedent.

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“Yeah, it has to be if Weili comes back,” Jandiroba said. “I know I said some stuff up there. But if Weili is back, it’s her rightful spot to fight for the title. … She should be able to beat Mackenzie. I still want to fight Mackenzie one more time, but I have to fight Weili before I retire. I think that’s a fight that I need to get in there, feel what she has to offer, and get that understanding to what Weili is and what she represents for the division.”

For now, Jandiroba will watch what happens in key matchups across the strawweight division in the coming months. Though she walked away from UFC Fight Night 272 relatively unscathed, she wants adequate time to prepare.

“I think second (quarter) would be ideal,” Jandiroba said. “It’s not just about being healthy or anything but having the proper time to prepare, not just for the fight itself but for the weight cut and everything that revolves around the actual fight. There’s a lot of intricate parts that work out better if you have time to prepare. And there are some fights going on in the division that we’re going to wait to see what happens and how the division shapes up because there’s a lot of stuff going on.”

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