Filed under: News , UFC , Videos GDANSK, Poland – Team Alpha Male’s Josh Emmett made his UFC featherweight debut with a dominant victory over Felipe Arantes, then declared himself ready to take on anyone in the division. Emmett (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) explained that fighting at 145 pounds was always his plan, but his early success at 155 persuaded him to keep going in the lightweight division. “My goal when I got to the UFC was to fight in the featherweight division, but since I got in it (at) 55s, and it was working well for me, I just decided to stay there,” Emmett said. “I guess (I was) kinda complacent. Strength was never an issue in that division, but I was if you look at the stats. I think it’s myself and Nick Hein (who) are the smallest lightweights in the division.” Emmett’s career in the UFC was going well enough as he extended his undefeated record to 11-0 with wins over Jon Tuck and Scott Holtzman
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