UFC and MMA Welterweight Fighters

D.O.B.: 04/27/1980
Weight: 170lb/77kg
Height: 6'0"
Fighting style: Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai
MMA Record: 14-7-1
Fighting out of: Long Island, New York

Luke Cummo is a mixed martial arts fighter who appeared in the second season of the Ultimate Fighter reality TV series on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout. Although it wasn’t televised on the Ultimate Fighter final, pay scale records indicate that Cummo was awarded the “6 figure contract” as well. Cummo gained recognition on the show due to his personality, unorthodox diet, his striking ability and his love of comic books. He was also the last person picked for a team on the show, fighting throughout the show as the underdog.

Cummo fights out of Long Island, New York and works with Serra Jiu-Jitsu and Ray Longo's IMAA. After his performance on the Ultimate Fighter finale, he was signed to a contract by the UFC. Although his grappling ability has been improving, his primary style remains Muay Thai kickboxing. He also holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt.

In his first match under a UFC contract at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4, he defeated Jason Von Flue via unanimous decision. In his next fight, he was defeated by French Canadian fighter Jonathan Goulet, who scored a unanimous decision victory over Cummo with superior wrestling and ground control. His last fight was a KO win over Josh Haynes at UFC 69.

Cummo has stated that he will be fighting at UFC Fight Night 11. His opponent is not yet known.

D.O.B.: 08/24/1973
Weight: 170lb/77kg
Height: 5'10"
Fighting style: Boxing, Choi Shin Do
MMA Record: 11-3-0
Fighting out of: Bangor, Maine

Marcus Davis is an American mixed martial arts fighter who fights as a welterweight in the UFC and other various independant MMA promotions in the USA. He was a contestant on the second season of the Ultimate Fighter reality TV series.

Marcus began began boxing at 14, turning pro at the age of 19 with a second round TKO of Luis Guzman in April 1993. He compiled a professional record of 17-1-2 over the next seven years on the New England circuit. In his last fight as a boxer, he suffered a knockout loss to 34 year old Ed Bryant which lead him to reconsider his future as a successful boxer. He then became excited with the challenge of mixed martial arts, much to the bemusement of his peers. Considered on the cusp of the big-time as the number one ranked super middleweight in New England before losing to Ed Bryant, he retired from boxing after the knockout loss in October 2000.

Marcus Davis entered professional MMA on August 22, 2003 with a first round TKO of Shaun Gay. Though later describing himself as "one-dimensional", he put together a 3-2 pro MMA record.

In 2005, Marcus was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2. Coming in with reputed boxing skills, he picked Joe Stevenson in episode four in what proved to be a mismatch, as Davis was quickly taken down by the eventual winner and submitted. He was later brought back in episode 10 to cover for Jason Von Flue, who suffered a cut on his forehead in practice, though Von Flue's cut was healed enough in time to fight. Marcus fought on the undercard of the finale, where he lost to Melvin Guillard.

Following the series, Davis strongly considered retirement but recuperated from a shoulder injury picked up against Joe Stevenson and went back to MMA training. He has subsequently bounced back with eight wins, including a triumphant return to the UFC at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. He now considers himself a mixed martial artist and not a boxer fighting in MMA.

Davis' last fight was against British fighter Jason Tan at UFC 72. Davis scored a knockout victory at 1:15 of the first round for the win.

Davis' next fight will be against Paul Taylor at UFC 75 in London, England.

D.O.B.: 12/12/1978
Weight: 155lb/70kg
Height: 5'9"
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 11 - 4 - 1
Fighting out of: Hilo, Hawaii

B.J. Penn is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. At the age of seventeen, Penn began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after being introduced to it by his neighbor Tom Callos, and in 1997 he started training under Ralph Gracie. After being awarded his black belt in 2000 by Andre Pederneiras of Nova Uniao, he became the first non-Brazilian to win a gold medal in the black belt division of the Mundial World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

His accomplishments caught the attention of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he began his mixed martial arts career less than a year later in 2001. He demonstrated strong striking skills, knocking out lightweights Din Thomas and Caol Uno before suffering a decision loss in a title fight against UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. In 2003, after Pulver left the UFC and relinquished his title, a tournament to crown a new champion flopped when Penn fought Uno to a draw in the finals at UFC 41, a failure which caused the UFC to later suspend its lightweight division. Penn bounced back later in the year with an impressive victory over Takanori Gomi, Japan's current number-one ranked lightweight fighter at Rumble on the Rock, a MMA event promoted by his brother. The crowning achievement of Penn's career came in 2004 at UFC 46. Penn jumped up in weight classes to challenge the five-time defending welterweight champion Matt Hughes to fill a title contention slot in a division where Hughes had already defeated all the available opposition. Heavily favored to win, Hughes lost the fight four minutes into the first round by rear naked choke. It was one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.

D.O.B.: 12/08/1981
Weight: 155lb/70kg
Height: 5'7"
Fighting style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 21 - 8 - 0
Fighting out of: Tinley Park, IL

Clay Guida is a professional mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting in the UFC as a Lightweight. He has an 21-8 record in MMA, and is 1-2 in the UFC. Guida debuted in the UFC on October 14th, 2006 at UFC 64 when he submitted Justin James with a rear naked choke at 4:42 in the second round.

Guida garnered major attention for his 3 round split-decision loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 72. Guida has made quite a name for himself in the Octagon with his relentless and frenetic style. Unfortunately for him, it seems to only please the fans and not the judges. “The Carpenter” has been on the wrong side of two close decisions to Din Thomas (UFC Fight Night 8 ) and Tyson Griffin (UFC 72).

Guida's next fight is scheduled for UFC 74, where he is scheduled to fight Marcus Aurelio.

D.O.B.: 05/19/1981
Weight:170LB/77KG
Height: 5’10.5”
Fighting style: Kyokushin, Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
MMA Record: 13 – 2 - 0
Team: Triumph Fight Team
Fighting out of: Saint-Isidore, Quebec

Georges Saint-Pierre (born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP[1] , is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and the former UFC Welterweight champion. He holds wins over Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Frank Trigg, Karo Parisyan and UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk.

St. Pierre made his octagon debut at UFC 46 where he defeated Karo Parisyan by decision. After winning against Jay Hieron at UFC 48, he faced Matt Hughes at UFC 50 for the Welterweight title, but was defeated by armbar submission in the first round. After his loss to Matt Hughes, GSP rebounded with a win over Jason Miller at UFC 52 and then fought such notables as Frank Trigg at UFC 54 and Lightweight champion Sean Sherk at UFC 56. At UFC 58, St. Pierre defeated former UFC welterweight champion B.J. Penn to become the #1 contender for the UFC Welterweight title. St. Pierre won the match by a split decision and was set to face then champion Matt Hughes on September 23 at UFC 63.[9] However, St. Pierre was forced to withdraw from the match due to a groin injury, and was replaced by the man he defeated in March, B.J. Penn. The UFC had announced afterwards that St. Pierre would have the opportunity to fight for the title when his condition had fully healed.

St. Pierre challenged Matt Hughes again at UFC 65 for the UFC Welterweight title. The fight lasted two rounds with St. Pierre winning the fight via TKO (referee stoppage) after a left kick to Hughes' head, followed by a barrage of unanswered punches and elbows.

At UFC 69 Georges St. Pierre lost the Welterweight title to Matt Serra via TKO (strikes) at 3:25 of round one. Matt Serra was an 8-1 underdog going in to the bout.

On January 30 2007, St. Pierre signed a six-fight deal with the UFC.

D.O.B.: 08/28/1982
Weight: 170lb/77kg
Height: 5'10"
Fighting style: Judo
MMA Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Fighting out of: North Hollywood, California

Karapet "Karo" Parisyan is an Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter. At age nine, Parisyan commenced judo lessons with fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan. "I was a rough kid. I used to beat up on my sisters. My father said 'your sisters don’t have your strength. I’ll take you somewhere where you can take your anger out on other people.’ So that was pretty much how I got into martial arts," says Parisyan.

For more than thirteen years, Parisyan developed under the Hayastan Grappling System, a style blended by Gokor Chivichyan and “Judo” Gene LeBell, which includes adapted elements of Judo, Sambo,catch wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and Muay Thai. Karo continued to train at the Hayastan Academy under Gokor and Gene until late 2005.

Karo is considered by many to be the first UFC fighter to have successfully adapted his judo style to the Octagon. Karo is a dedicated athlete. His workout schedules do include weights, but he eases off from the lifting prior to competition. Parisyan now boasts a 17-4-0 MMA record, but with six Junior National belts to his credit, Karo’s true love has remained Judo. Karo competed in Olympic trials for 2004.

Parisyan made his UFC debut on September 23, 2003, beating Dave Strasser with a Kimura lock. His current UFC record is 7-2. Since his arrival in the UFC, Parisyan has remained at or near the top of the UFC's welterweight division, with his only losses being close decisions to Georges St. Pierre and Diego Sanchez. Parisyan's latest fight was on May 26, 2007 at UFC 71 on PPV against Josh Burkman, where Parisyan won by a unanimous decision.

Karo is currently an MMA trainer at the WFA Legends gym alongside Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Bas Rutten, and Randy Couture.

D.O.B.: 10/13/1973
Weight: 170lb/77kg
Height: 5'9"
Fighting style: Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 41 - 5 - 0
Fighting out of: Hillsboro, Illinois

Matthew Allen Hughes (born October 13, 1973) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC Welterweight Champion. He trains as part of the Miletich Fighting Systems team along with UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia, and former UFC champions Pat Miletich and Jens Pulver. Hughes is known for his grappling skills, extreme strength and ground-and-pound style.

Hughes won his first UFC Welterweight title at UFC 34: High Voltage on November 2, 2001 by knocking out Carlos Newton with a "powerbomb" slam just as he himself was about to pass out from Newton's triangle choke. He successfully defended his championship belt several times thereafter, defeating Hayato Sakurai, Carlos Newton (in a rematch), Gil Castillo, Sean Sherk, and Frank Trigg. He kept the title until UFC 46, when he was submitted by Hawaiian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist B.J. Penn via rear naked choke. The title was vacated upon a contract dispute between B.J. Penn and the UFC. Hughes regained the vacant welterweight title by submitting Canadian contender Georges St. Pierre via armbar in the final second of the first round at UFC 50. After regaining his title, Hughes successfully retained it in a rematch with Frank Trigg. After being accidentally hit in the groin early in the first round, Hughes looked to the referee; however, the referee had not seen the strike and Trigg capitalized on Hughes' distraction by taking him down into a ground and pound situation that lasted in excess of two minutes. Trigg nearly caught Hughes in a rear naked choke before Hughes managed to escape and go on to win a decisive second victory with a rear naked choke of his own. Hughes's next fight took place at UFC 56, where he was scheduled to fight Judo practitioner Karo Parisyan. After Parysian suffered a hamstring injury and could not fight, Joe Riggs took his place. Hughes defeated Riggs in the first round by kimura. The match was originally scheduled as a title bout, but since Riggs could not meet the 170-pound Welterweight weight limit, it became a non-title fight. On May 27, 2006, Matt Hughes defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Royce Gracie by strikes from the back mount position. Moments before the stoppage, Royce Gracie was caught in a modified armbar from the side mount position; although Hughes appeared to have the submission locked in, he did not finish it. After the fight he told Grappling Magazine that he "let go of the armbar because he did not want to break Gracie's arm".

D.O.B.: 05/20/1983
Weight: 155lb/70kg
Height: 5'9"
Fighting style: Greco-roman wrestling
MMA Record: 20 - 1 - 1 - 1
Fighting out of: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Roger Huerta is a Mexican American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division of the UFC.

Huerta holds a professional MMA record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. His style is that of a ground-and-pound wrestler. Huerta was originally slated to make his UFC debut against Hermes Franca at UFC 61, but he instead withdrew from that fight citing injury. Since then he has won all four of his fights in the UFC, the first at UFC 63 against Jason Dent. In Huerta's second UFC fight, at UFC 67, he defeated John Halverson by TKO due to strikes from back mount at :19 of the first round. In his third bout against Leonard Garcia, Huerta won by unanimous desicion after three rounds. In his most recent professional bout, Huerta defeated Doug Evans at the Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale by TKO. Huerta appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the week of May 22, 2007, becoming the first UFC fighter to do so.

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Weight: Welterweight (170 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 4 in
Fighting style:
MMA Record: 8 – 0 – 0
Fighting out of: Cortland, New York

“The Barn Cat” as he’s called, has stormed into the UFC out of the Cage Fury Fighting Championship.

He made serious waves at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 10 when he submitted UFC veteran Pete Spratt with a triangle choke in the second round.

His next shot at UFC stardom is against PRIDE legend Akihiro Gono at UFC 78 – Validation, where he faces the PRIDE FC veteran in his first UFC event since signing with the UFC in September of 2007.

D.O.B.: October 3rd, 1983
Weight: Welterweight (170 lbs)
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Fighting style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 12 – 3 – 0
Fighting out of: Boca Raton, Florida

At 23 years old, this Brazilian native is no stranger to fighting in the octagon. With 7 fights in the UFC, and victories over John Alessio and Tony Desouza all before his 24th birthday, this kid has a long future ahead of him in the UFC.

Fighting out of Florida with American Top Team and training with the likes of Denis Kang, Jeff Monson, Din Thomas and Wilson Gouveia, Alves is primed to make a splash at his next UFC event, at UFC 78 – Validation, against Japanese PRIDE fighting veteran Ryo Chonan.

Nickname: The Master
Born: 1979
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 30 – 5 – 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Tuscon, Arizona

Beginning his MMA career immediately after high school on the Rage in the Cage promotion out of Arizona, Fickett amassed a 15 – 1 record over three years within the organization before leaving to explore other promotions.

He landed in the UFC in 2005 at UFC 51 – Super Saturday losing by TKo to Nick Diaz in the first round.

He has gone on to become a veteran of the SPIKE TV Ultimate Fight Night series, competing in five of the televised cards. He has notable victories over Kenny Florian, Josh Koscheck and Kurt Pellegrino.

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Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
MMA Record: 10 – 3 – 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Cincinnati, Ohio

Beginning his MMA career in 2004, it took Hazelett only two years to make it into the UFC.

Starting off in the King of the Cage promotion out of Ohio, Hazelett fought the likes of Jason Ireland and Junior Assuncao before even entering the UFC.

His debut in the UFC was at the UFC – The Final Chapter undercard where he lost a unanimous decision to Tony Desouza. Since then, he has racked off three consecutive UFC victories including two straight submission wins.

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Born: May 27, 1973
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Fighting Style:
MMA Record: 14 – 6 – 1
Team: Hackney's Reality Combat
Fighting out of: Roselle, Illinois

An MMA fighter since 2000, Ray was chosen to compete in the fourth season of the SPIKE TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter.

He was eliminated in the first round after losing a split decision to Edwin Deweese in what was one of the bloodiest UFC fights ever. After being dominated by Deweese early, Ray caught Edwin with and elbow, opening a massive cut on his head. The gash poured blood for the entire fight and into the sudden victory round, even prompting referee Herb Dean to have the cut checked by a doctor. He was allowed to continue, and by the end of the fight, Ray, the mat and Deweese were completely covered in blood.

Ray went on to lose to Charles McCarthy in the Ultimate Fighter 4 finale. He has since moved on to the Internatioonal Fight League, where he is a member of the Toronto Dragons fight team.

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Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 6 – 2 – 0
Team: Unit 2 Fitness
Fighting out of: Atlanta, Georgia

Assuncao began his fight career with a loss in the International Sport Combat Federation in Atlanta, Georgia. He made his way to the UFC through the ISFC promotion, even defeating Dustin Hazelett before even making his UFC debut at UFC 64 in 2006.

His bout at UFC 64 ended in a submission loss at the hands of Kurt Pellegrino in the first round.

He fought again in April of 2007 at UFC 70 – Nations Collide in Manchester, England winning a 2nd round submission victory over David Lee. It set up a showdown with WEC veteran Nate Diaz at UFC Fight Night 11, where Assuncao lost by first round submission.

Age: 35
Weight: : Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting style: Wrestling
MMA Record: 15 – 6 – 0
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Born in Rochester New York, Frank Trigg made his way into MMA through a deep wrestling background, attending the University of Oklahoma. Trigg was also a finalist in the 2000 Olympic trials for wrestling.

Frank made his MMA debut at a United Shoot Wrestling Federation event in 1997, winning via KO victory in the first round. His first shot at a major organization was at PRIDE 8 where he won a first round TKO victory.

He made it into the UFC at UFC 45 in 2003 against Matt Hughes, losing by rear naked choke in the first round. He lost once more to Hughes in the UFC, as well as welterweight contender Georges St. Pierre.

Although his UFC career didn’t go smoothly, Frank transitioned into a top MMA color commentator and media personality. He was the English commentator for the PRIDE broadcasts, as well as a host of many prominent MMA radio programs.

Nickname: Joker
Born: 1974
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting Style: Pancrase
MMA Record: 12 9 0
Team: Pancrase London, Team Quest
Fighting out of: London, England

A long time veteran of the UK MMA scene, Liaudin is a French fighter that now lives and trains in London, England.

Liaudin grew up learning Judo and Karate, but is experienced in submission wrestling, Japanese Shootboxing and grappling disceplines. He trains primarily at Team Pancrase London, specializing in Muay Thai Kick Boxing.

He made his UFC debut at UFC 70 Nations Collide where he won via submission over Dennis Siver. His second fight was also in the UK, at UFC 75 Champion vs Champion which he won by TKO. His only UFC loss thus far cam at UFC 80: Rapid Fire, where he lost by KO to Marcus Davis.

Nickname: The Peoples Warrior
Born: April 10, 1980
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Fighting Style: Wrestling
MMA Record: 9 4 0
Team: Team Quest
Fighting out of: Portland, Oregon

A three sport threat throughout high school, Burkman excelled in every athletic competition he chose to compete in. His foray into MMA began after high school, when he used his wrestling experience to compete in some amateur MMA events and caught the eye of MMA legends Matt Lindland and Randy Couture.

Josh moved to Oregon to train with Team Quest and eventually made the team.

His pro debut was in 2004, a fight which he lost. He then proceeded to win 4 straight fights, losing eventually to MMA legend Jeremy Horn.

He was selected to appear on the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 2, but he was forced to leave after his first round victory because of a broken arm sustained during the match.

He went on to win his first official UFC bout at the Ultimate Fighter Finale and has a 5 3 record in the UFC overall, spanning more than 3 years.

Nickname: Kos
Born: November 30, 1977
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Fighting Style: Wrestling
MMA Record: 9 2 0
Team: American Kickboxing Academy
Fighting out of: Fresno, California

Josh Koscheck is well known as having a stellar collegiate wrestling career, he was an NCAA Division 1 Champion at 174 lbs and won countless awards and was a four time Div 1 All American.

He was invited into the UFC after only his second MMA fight, a match in which he outworked Luke Cummo for a unanimous decision victory at a small New Jersey based fight promotion.

He was selected to compete in the first season of the SPIKE TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter but was eliminated from the competition in the semi finals by eventual champion Diego Sanchez.

He went on to defeat Christopher Sanford in The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale event, and then Pete Spratt at Ultimate Fight Night 1. His first MMA loss came via rear naked choke at the hands of Drew Fickett at Ultimate Fight Night 2. He strung together 4 consecutive UFC victories in a row before being awarded a rematch with TUF 1 Champion Diego Sanchez at UFC 69, a fight that he won via unanimous decision. It should be noted that Sanchez was later diagnosed with a staph infection that most certainly affected his performance.

After his 5th consecutive octagon victory, Sanchez was given the opportunity to fight former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 74, where he lost via unanimous decision.

Nickname: The Terror
Born: June 2, 1974
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 9 4 0
Team: Serra Jiu Jitsu
Fighting out of: East Meadow, New Jersey

Matt Serra was the first American awarded a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu jitsu under the tutelage of BJJ legend Renzo Gracie. He has also placed third in the 1999 World Championships in Brazil, and won the 1999 Pan American Games.

His MMA career also began in 1999, where he won three consecutive bouts at the New York based Vengeance at the Vanderbilt promotion.

His UFC debut came at UFC 31 in 2001, where he lost by a spectacular knockout to Shonie Carter. He went on to fight in seven more UFC events, amassing a 4 4 record over a four year span.

He was then invited to compete in the SPIKE TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter 4. Serra won the competition, securing himself a six figure contract with the UFC and a shot at UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.

Serra went into the title shot with St. Pierre as a massive underdog, but shocked the MMA community by knocking out St. Pierre in the first round.

He was then selected to coach the same reality series that got him the title shot, facing off against former UFC champion Matt Hughes for the sixth season of the show as opposing coaches. Upon completion of the series, he was to face Hughes for the Welterweight belt, but had to withdraw from the match due to a back injury, and subsequently vacated his title. Hughes went on to fight Georges St. Pierre for the interim championship, losing that fight to set up a rematch of Serra against St. Pierre at UFC 83.

Nickname: Quick
Born: June 19, 1979
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting Style: Muay Thai
MMA Record: 11 2 0
Team: American Kickboxing Academy
Fighting out of: San Jose, California

As a kid growing up in Texas, Mike Swick was always following the latest martial arts trend of the day, whether it was Bruce Lee or Jean Claude Van Damme. Competing most of his younger years, Swick has traveled and trained in Russia and Thailand on his way to a pro career.

His UFC debut came with his selection to the cast of the first edition of the Ultimate Fighter Reality series, where he became a fan favorite. He was eliminated in the semi finals to eventual finalist Stephan Bonnar.

He then went on a 5 fight win streak in the UFC middleweight division, before losing a unanimous decision to Yushin Okami. He then moved down to the Welterweight division to continue towards a title shot.

He continues to be one of the most popular fighters in the UFC.