AT LAST! Top UK welterweight ‘Judo’ Jim Wallhead (29-9) will makes his long awaited and in the eyes of many long overdue UFC debut.
32 year old Wallhead who was once famously told after wowing judges during the Ultimate Fighter season 9 selection stage that he was “too experienced for the show” will meet Germany’s Jessin Ayari at UFC Fight Night 93 on September, 3rd 2016.
Romurs have been swirling for the last few days that the Loughborough based fighter who is currently riding a 4-fight win streak was set to sign for the worlds No.1 mixed martial arts promotion but the news was was confirmed by the Sun’s MMA reporter Simon Head this morning.
Today’s news will see the London Shootfighters trained welterweight added to a fight card that play’s host to a main event that sees former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett go to war and will also feature fellow Brits Scott Askham and Brad Pickett.
UFC Fight Night 93 takes place at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday, September 3rd 2016.
UFC Fight Night 93 Card
Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett – Heavyweight
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jan Blachowicz – Light Heavyweight
Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi – Light Heavyweight
Scott Askham vs. Jack Hermansson – Middleweight
Jessin Ayari vs. Jim Wallhead – Welterweight
Nicolas Dalby vs. Peter Sobotta – Welterweight
Tae Hyun Bang vs. Nick Hein – Lightweight
Rustam Khabilov vs. Leandro Silva – Lightweight
Germaine de Randami vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith – Bantamweight
Leandro Issa vs. Taylor Lapilus – Bantamweight
Aisling Daly vs. Michelle Waterson – Strawweight
Christian Colombo vs. Jarjis Danho – Heavyweight
Henry Briones vs. Brad Pickett – Bantamweight