UFC CEO Dana White didn’t waste any time getting flyweight prospect Bilal Hasan a battle after Dana White’s Contender Sequence.
The UFC matchmakers didn’t take lengthy to seek out top-of-the-line prospects in Combined Martial Arts some work.
Flyweight prospect Bilal Hasan knocked out Mridul Saikia in 45 seconds to safe a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Sequence on Tuesday night time in Las Vegas. Hasan moved to 9-0 in his profession with eight stoppages.
Hasan entered the Octagon on Tuesday night time as the most important betting favourite in DWCS historical past, eclipsing alumni like Bo Nickal, Jamahal Hill, and Sean O’Malley. The previous Cage Fury FC flyweight titleholder is taken into account a generational expertise amongst 125-pound fighters.
Simply hours after signing his UFC contract, Hasan was scheduled to make his promotional debut at UFC Shanghai towards one other proficient flyweight.
Bilal Hasan set to battle at UFC Shanghai simply days after Contender Sequence KO
The largest favourite in #DWCS historical past solely wanted 45 seconds to get this one accomplished!
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As introduced on Thursday, Hasan will battle Nilson Rojas (9-0) at UFC Shanghai on August twenty ninth.
Rojas will make his UFC debut after first-round stoppage wins in 4 of his final 5 fights. He most not too long ago defeated Gonzalo Hanampa by unanimous resolution at Inka 59.
Hasan and Rojas are each welcome additions to the resurgent UFC flyweight division. Flyweight champion Joshua Van will return later this yr at UFC 331 when he faces Alexandre Pantoja in a extremely anticipated rematch.
Hasan is likely one of the few Indonesian-born fighters in UFC historical past, after making his skilled debut in December 2022. Jeka Saragih grew to become the primary Indonesian UFC fighter in February 2023.
A bantamweight matchup between former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Track Yadong headlines UFC Shanghai. Former strawweight title challenger Yan Xiaonan returns within the co-main occasion towards Denise Gomes.
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