Recent ‘Contender Series’ winner Julieta Martinez from Argentina among those whom UFC signs to Performance Institute development deals
A total of 22 fighters who participated in this week’s UFC Combine at the promotion’s Performance Institute in Mexico City have been signed to talent development deals, according to two different sources.
The fighters signed represent Mexico as well as Costa Rica and five different countries South American countries – Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Colombia.
Among the fighters chosen for a UFC development deal were recent “Dana White’s Contender Series” fight winner, Julieta Martinez of Argentina.
The following is the complete list of fighters signed from the latest UFC Combine in Mexico City:
Julieta Martinez (8-0) – Strawweight (115 pounds/52 kilograms) – Argentina
Sofia Montenegro (5-1) – Flyweight (125 pounds/57 kilograms) – Argentina
Cristhian Rivas (12-4-1) -Bantamweight (135 pounds/61 kilograms) – Ecuador
Luis Iván Rodríguez (8-1) – Flyweight – Mexico
André Barquero -(10-2) – Bantamweight – Costa Rica
César Vázquez (10-2) – Bantamweight – Mexico
Diego Manzur (11-1) – Bantamweight – Chile
Adrian Luna Martinetti (15-1) – Bantamweight – Ecuador
Andres Luna Martinetti (15-1) – Flyweight – Ecuador
Juan Díaz (13-1-1) – Bantamweight – Peru
Jair Pérez (9-3) – Featherweight (145 pounds/66 kilograms) – Mexico
Eduardo Vázquez (8-0) – Lightweight (155 pounds/70 kilograms) – Mexico
Fabrizio Escarrega (7-1) – Welterweight (170 pounds/77 kilograms) – Mexico
Fernanda Larios (5-3) – Flyweight – Mexico
Denylson Martínez (3-0) – Flyweight – Mexico
Santiago Prieta (7-2) – Bantamweight – Colombia
Ramiro Jimenez (10-) – Featherweight – Mexico
Cristian Pérez (13-1) – Lightweight – Mexico
Gabriel Mazzetti (4-0) – Lightweight – Peru
Silvestre Sanchez (7-1) Welterweight – Mexico
Mauricio Ríos (4-1) – Featherweight – Mexico
Alexis Vargas Ramirez – Mexico
Neither Ismael Zamora (8-3) nor Yazmin Najera (4-1), whom Fajador reported as participants in the UFC Combine, were signed to development deals.
