Brandon Davis | Bantamweight (10-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
One of the first signees of Dana White’s Contender Series, [autotag]Brandon Davis[/autotag] punched his ticket by defeating future-UFC featherweight Austin Arnett in an all-out war. The win set the tone for Davis’ UFC career: back-and-forth action. In January 2018, Davis dropped his UFC debut to Kyle Bochniak. He’d compete three more times in 2018, including a “Fight of the Night” win over Steven Peterson and a short-notice loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov. At bantamweight, Davis would win one more in the UFC against Randy Costa. Back-to-back losses to Kyung Ho Kang and Giga Chikadze led to his UFC departure.
Kalindra Faria | Flyweight (18-8-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
The then-Titan FC women’s bantamweight champ, [autotag]Kalindra Faria[/autotag] made her first UFC appearance in October 2017. In her promotional debut, Faria was submitted by Mara Romero Borella in under three minutes. Her sophomore UFC fight was closer but ultimately ended in another loss. Faria was edged in a close split decision defeat to Jessica Eye. Faria’s final UFC bout came at UFC Fight Night 135 in August 2018, when she was submitted in Round 1 by Joanne Calderwood. Faria recently signed with Brazilian promotion SFT.
Grigorii Popov | Bantamweight (13-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
If [autotag]Grigorii Popov[/autotag] proved one thing in his two-fight UFC tenure, it was that he’s one tough Russian. Popov made his UFC debut at age 35. While he was unusually old for a UFC newcomer, he proved he could compete against UFC talent. In his promotional debut, Popov was finished by strikes in Round 2 by former UFC title challenger Eddie Wineland. In his sophomore promotional outing at UFC on ESPN+ 21 in November 2019, Popov lost a split decision to Davey Grant. The back-to-back defeats landed him on the UFC chopping block.