Zak Ottow | Welterweight (17-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
A head coach at rising Wisconsin-based gym Pura Vida BJJ & MMA, [autotag]Zak Ottow[/autotag] competed eight times in the UFC. A member of the promotion’s welterweight roster since October 2016, Ottow alternated wins and losses up until his UFC exit. Ottow’s wins include Josh Burkman, Mike Pyle, Dwight Grant, and Kiichi Kunimoto. His losses came to Alex Morono, Sage Northcutt, Li Jingliang, and Sergio Moraes.
Boston Salmon | Bantamweight (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
A signee of the inaugural season of DWCS, [autotag]Boston Salmon[/autotag] had to wait to make his UFC debut. Already training on a bad knee, Salmon suffered a severe injury preparing for his first UFC fight against Raoni Barcelos. The injury delayed his promotional start by 18 months. Salmon competed twice in the UFC, losing to Khalid Taha and Randy Costa – both by first-round knockout.
Allan Zuniga | Lightweight (13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
A member of “The Ultimate Fighter 27,” [autotag]Allan Zuniga[/autotag] made his lone UFC appearance on the season’s finale card. Taking on John Gunther, Zuniga dropped a majority decision. However, the fight was still historic for Zuniga. His participation made him the first Costa Rican to ever compete in the UFC. On Nov. 29, Zuniga competed at LUX Fight League 7. He lost to Sergio Daniel Cossio Dominguez via third-round TKO.
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