Malcolm Wellmaker has been relishing the aftermath of his UFC contract win at Dana White’s Contender Series 69 , because the road to get there wasn’t easy. Wellmaker (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is not the product of a major gym or a lineage of prominent MMA fighters. He comes from a small team at Faglier’s MMA out of Augusta, Ga., and is the first athlete from his squad to make it big on the UFC stage. He announced his arrival in emphatic fashion, too. Wellmaker scored a devastating first-round knockout of Adam Bramhald at DWCS 69 that convinced the UFC boss to sign him to a contract, and the finish was so impressive it landed at No.
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