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A source speaking on the condition of anonymity has confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com that the UFC has signed former IFL welterweight fighter Rory Markham.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed and the UFC has yet to officially announce the signing.
Markham, who trains out of Miletich Fighting Systems in Davenport, Iowa, is 14-4 according to Sherdog.com’s fight finder. One of the hardest punchers at 170 pounds, Markham accumulated an impressive 7-2 overall record while with the IFL. He holds notable wins over Mike Pyle, Brad Blackburn, Keith Wisniewski, and Pat Healy.
Markham fought and won last weekend during Adrenaline MMA’s inaugural card, where he submitted Jay Ellis with a triangle choke at 1:57 of round 1.
Despite having just fought, there are tentative plans for Markham to make his UFC debut on July 19 at UFC Fight Night 14. His likely opponent is expected to be Brodie Farber, a veteran who has been fighting primarily in Mexico as of late for the MMA Extreme promotion.
Markham joins Brad Blackburn and Reese Andy as former IFL fighters that are expected to debut for the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14
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I thought the UFC was trimming its roster? Considering how much sh#t Dana loved to talk about the IFL, he apparently likes some of their fighters. Mike Dolce and Gerald Harris from TUF were former IFLers. I wonder if there will be any more (re)signings- Vlad Matsushenko and Jay Hieron (although his close ties to Randy Couture might make that less possible and the possibility of an immediate title shot in EliteXC might draw him there) would be the 2 names that would stick out to me. I'd love to see Wagney Fabiano in the WEC, along with Chris Horodecki, if he could be convinced to cut to featherweight. It's his only choice, really; the UFC, and maybe even WEC, LWs would tear him to shreds. No ropes to jump through in a cage!
UFC signs IFL vet Rory Markam
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