LAS VEGAS – It’s only been about 30 months since Youssef Zalal was bounced from the UFC after his first stint, but it might as well have been a lifetime ago. In Zalal’s first stint in the promotion, he had three mostly unassuming decision wins in a row, but then three straight decision losses – starting with one to eventual and current featherweight champion Ilia Topuria in 2020. After a draw with Da’Mon Blackshear in 2022 left him winless in four fights, he had to work his way back to the big leagues – and he did.
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