Do you do not forget that UFC fighter who absorbed 230 strikes from Sean O’Malley at UFC 264?
Effectively, that was none apart from Kris Moutinho, who is ready to make his return to the organisation at UFC Atlanta.
The Milford-born fighter had solely two UFC bouts, each of which ended badly.
The primary was, after all, on his UFC debut in opposition to O’Malley on the T-Cellular Area, the place he suffered a third-round TKO loss.
The second battle was at UFC Vegas 50, the place he was stopped by first-round TKO in opposition to Guido Canetti.
Making his comeback to the UFC
After two consecutive knockout losses, Moutinho needed to discover a option to revive his profession and return to probably the most distinguished MMA organisation.
Only one 12 months after his most up-to-date TKO loss, earlier than his UFC launch.
He fought at Fight Zone 79, the place he redeemed his two-fight dropping streak with a second-round submission win over Antonio Castillo.
The Massachusetts blended martial artist went on to struggle in Rhode Island simply 4 months later at CES 74.
Moutinho confronted Matheus Silva to win by second-round TKO after a vicious floor and pound.
The American Bantamweight continued to shine when he returned to Fight Zone 82 and submitted Jay Pressley with a Guillotine Choke within the first spherical.
Seven months later, Moutinho squared off with Elijah Harris at Fight Zone 84 to safe a third-round TKO triumph.
In his subsequent battle, the 32-year-old took on a well-recognized opponent, Johnny Campbell, after beforehand preventing him at CES 57 again in July 2019, the place he misplaced by second-round TKO.
The previous UFC fighter exacted his revenge and elevated his profitable streak to 5 after stopping Campbell on the finish of spherical two by TKO (Retirement) at Cage Titans 68.
Simply 4 days in the past, it was confirmed that Moutinho would make his return to the UFC, on quick discover, showing on the upcoming struggle evening in Atlanta on the State Farm Area.
Who’s Moutinho dealing with at UFC Atlanta?
Nonetheless seeking his first win with the organisation, the Milford fighter takes on Malcolm Wellmaker, who made an excellent impression on his UFC debut.
The Augusta-born fighter earned a contract with the largest MMA firm after a first-round knockout win on Dana White’s Contender Collection (DWCS).
‘The Machine’ made his first UFC look simply over a month in the past at UFC Kansas Metropolis, the place he knocked out Cameron Saaiman in just below two minutes of the primary spherical.
Wellmaker is undefeated with 9 victories, 5 by KO/TKO and two by submission, as he’s aiming to make one other assertion win to place himself near the Bantamweight rankings.
Whereas Moutinho is up for the problem, plainly he can be a relatively huge underdog, as all six of his losses haven’t gone the gap.
Wellmaker can also be barely taller and possesses a 3.5-inch attain benefit, which is able to most actually favour the undefeated fighter if the battle stays on the toes.
Nevertheless, Moutinho has confronted a four-inch attain drawback and a major top distinction when confronted with O’Malley, virtually going the total three rounds in that slugfest.
