Although the number of contracts received this season was lower than previous years, the 24-year class contains great prospects and talented fighters with an opportunity to make an immediate impression, and one competitor has already made an impression. are.
Cody Haddon, who was signed in Week 2, made his first foray into the Octagon on Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Dan Argueta, with the Perth man having a versatile striking arsenal, a solid He showed off his takedown defense and high quality play. There was nothing in the gas tank and he got his first win in the UFC. Many of this year’s group of contract winners will be looking to follow Haddon’s lead going forward, as Mansour Abdul Malik and Cortavious Romias are scheduled to square off in Las Vegas on November 9th. Ron’er Kavanagh is scheduled to make his debut in Macau on November 23rd. And heavyweight Talison Teixeira will make his debut at UFC 310 in early December.
But before that, five more fighters will enter the cage tonight with plans to join this year’s graduates, making for a thrilling end to the season.
Four of the five winners on Tuesday’s fight card earned contracts, with Australia’s Jonathan Micallef, Cuba’s Yadier Delvalle, and Americans Luis Gurrle and Nick Klein invited to the UFC roster and now The total number of fighters for the season was 42.
Julieta Martinez, the only winner who didn’t get a contract, got heaps of praise from UFC CEO Dana White, but she’s still fighting on the sport’s biggest stage at this point. He said he was too young and inexperienced. Instead, the plan is to allow her to continue her development at UFC PI in Mexico City, where she can gain valuable experience before making her way to the UFC at some point in the future.
It was a great night to end the season. Below are the details of what happened.
