LAS VEGAS — Eight Iridium Sports Agency clients enter the UFC’s Octagon at UFC 295 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.
Kevin "El Gallo Negro" Borjas and Joshua "The Fearless" Van meet in a must-see flyweight matchup. Kevin is 9-1 after earning a UFC contract on Contender Series in August. The former Inka FC champ is hunting for his ninth knockout. Joshua is looking to improve to 2-0 in the UFC, and 9-1 overall, with a seventh straight victory. The former Fury FC champ's record includes five KOs and a pair of submissions.
John "Sexi Mexi" Castaneda and Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang lock horns in a battle of top bantamweight contenders. John is going for his second straight/fourth overall UFC victory. His 20-6 record includes seven KOs, seven submissions and one UFC Performance Bonus. Kyung Ho takes aim at his third straight/ninth overall UFC win. The former Road FC champ is 19-9, 1 NC (12 submissions, two KOs). He's also gunning for his second Performance Bonus.
Alessandro “Nono” Costa hunts for his second straight stoppage victory and Performance Bonus in the Octagon against Steve Erceg in the flyweight division. Alessandro's 13-3 record is comprised of six submissions and four KOs. He is a former champ with Lux Fight League.
Loopy Godinez takes aim at her fourth straight/seventh overall UFC victory against Tabatha Ricci in strawweight action. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance champ's 11-3 record includes two submissions, a KO and a pair of Performance Bonuses.
Diego Lopes shoots for his third straight Performance Bonus and second straight UFC victory against Pat Sabatini in featherweight action. Diego is 22-6 with all but two of his victories coming by stoppage (12 submissions, eight KOs). He is a former champ with Lux Fight League.
Roosevelt “The Predator” Roberts makes his highly anticipated return to the UFC against Mateusz Rebecki in the lightweight division. Roosevelt is 2-0, not counting his run as a semifinalist on The Ultimate Fighter earlier this year, since initially parting ways with the UFC. The former Lights Out Xtreme Fighting champ's 12-3 record is comprised of five submissions, four KOs and one Performance Bonus.
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Iridium Sports Agency is a full-service professional management firm for the world’s best combat sports athletes, including UFC World Middleweight Champion Sean “Tarzan” Strickland and former UFC World Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and many other athletes in the UFC’s Top 15 rankings. Founded in 2009 by attorney Jason House, Iridium represents more than 100 athletes in the UFC, Bellator and Professional Fighters League, as well as many of the world’s best wrestlers, including reigning Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor. Iridium's world-wide team of industry-leading agents is devoted to assisting athletes in all aspects of their professional lives, and consistently setting new standards for sports management.