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Fresh Ink: Meet the 5 fighters the UFC signed in May 2023

Find out who joined the UFC in May and learn more about them here.

The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand.

Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, Dana White’s Contender Series signees, or the increasingly rare straight-up additions. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat, but here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got you covered.

“Fresh Ink” is your list of fighters added to the UFC roster the previous month and provides background on who they are and where they came from.

Check out the May 2023 list below.

Nasty leg kicks were the weapon of choice at Titan FC 62

Ow.

It’s uncommon for leg kicks to cause a finish to a fight. But on Thursday night at Titan FC 62, that’s what we got from two of the three MMA fights on the card.

First up, we had [autotag]Lee Henry Lilly[/autotag] just obliterating [autotag]Alex Rojas[/autotag]’ right leg repeatedly in the first round until he was finished (via Twitter):

After that it was [autotag]Muhammadjon Naimov[/autotag] forcing [autotag]Josh Augustine[/autotag] to tap out after a nasty leg kick to start the second round (via Twitter):

If you’re wondering why Titan FC 62, which took place at the Intercontinental Miami in Florida, had just three fights, it originally was supposed to be a six-fight card, but three fights fell off because of COVID-19-related reasons.

Go figure.

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