Four new fighters from across the world have joined the UFC.
With contracts being given out on Dana White’s Contender Series later this summer, the UFC has been making room on its roster for new signees.
Brad Katona, the only fighter to win ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ twice, was the latest to leave the roster, following several others such as Kron Gracie and Hakeem Dawodu.
Taking their spots in the big show are former world champions and a hot prospect.
Meet the UFC’s newest signings
On Thursday, Poland’s KSW Featherweight Champion Robert Ruchala and KSW Bantamweight Champion Jakub Wiklacz announced they had signed to the UFC.
Ruchala, 27, is 11-1 as a pro and is coming off back-to-back knockouts in title fights.
Wiklacz is a year older and holds a record of 16-3-2. The bantamweight champion is riding a six-fight win streak.
According to a report from MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, former PFL Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija is also headed to the UFC.
Croatia’s Delija (25-6) won the $1M PFL Championship in 2022 and went 8-3 in the promotion before his exit earlier this year.
The 34-year-old heavyweight is coming off a 42-second TKO of former UFC fighter Yorgan De Castro at FNC 22 in April.
Fighting out of Ireland, OKTAGON Lightweight Shem Rock announced on Friday he had signed with the UFC.
At 31, Rock is a 12-1-1 prospect who is on a 7-fight unbeaten streak. Rock went undefeated in OKTAGON, one of the world’s largest MMA promotions.
Rock’s UFC signing was first reported by Patrick McCorry.
Dana White’s Contender Series airs on Aug. 12
The next batch of MMA prospects will be fighting for a UFC contract this August.
Dana White’s Contender Series has run for 8 seasons, producing world champions such as Sean O’Malley, Jamahal Hill and current welterweight king Jack Della Maddalena.
Season 9 of Contender Series begins on Aug. 12.
The new season is set to have HEX Champion George Mangos, Chilean powerhouse Christopher Ewert, Cam Teague, who lost to UFC-signed Kevin Vallejos last year, and more.