Augusta, GA
Local fighter gets debut date for UFC Fight Night
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Malcolm Wellmaker, who stunned Dana White and the UFC world back in August, will get back in the cage this spring.
The Augustan, who trains here locally at Faglier’s Mixed Martial Arts gym, will compete in Kansas City at the T-Mobile Center April 26, at 6p.m. He received a contract after his first-round KO at Week 3 of White’s contender series.
Wellmaker will go up against Cameron “MSP” Saaiman in his UFC debut in the bantamweight fight class (135 lbs).
While ‘The Machine’ holds an 8-0 record, Saaiman enters the fight 9-2.
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