Kevin Vallejos needs to meet his dream of changing into a UFC champion following his win over Josh Emmett.
Vallejos was driving a six-fight successful streak getting into UFC Vegas 114. He had a tricky process in entrance of him in Emmett. Vallejos handed the check with flying colours. “El Chino” scored a first-round TKO end to enhance his professional MMA document to 18-1 and lengthen his successful streak to seven.
It was a giant second for Vallejos, who spoke to UFC’s social media staff after the combat (h/t MMAFighting).
“I’m right here to depart my mark,” Vallejos mentioned in his UFC post-fight interview. “I’m right here for my identify to be etched on this division. I got here to do issues. To [create] a picture. To stomp my foot and to do one thing with this division and to be a champion.
“I wish to inform those who I belong right here, not that I’m only a boy, a child that got here in right here and possibly is being quick tracked to success.”
Vallejos hasn’t misplaced a bout since Sept. 2023. That bout befell on Dana White’s Contender Sequence. Vallejos dropped a unanimous choice towards Jean Silva, who’s at present a member of the UFC roster.
Vallejos ultimately made his manner again to the Contender Sequence, stopping Cam Teague within the opening body through TKO. “El Chino” made his UFC debut in March 2025, defeating Choi Seung-woo with one other first-round end.
The rising star from Argentina went on to defeat Danny Silva through unanimous choice earlier than delivering a spotlight reel spinning backfist knockout over Giga Chikadze. Emmett is the most important identify Vallejos has overwhelmed up thus far. He’s hoping to driving the wave of momentum all the best way till he reaches the highest of the featherweight mountain.
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