7. A True Example Of What UKMMA Can Produce
Although UKMMA has shown its potential, and has grown a lot over the past few years, it is still rather underestimated as far as the talent it produces vs the Americans and Brazilians. UFC Dublin should change that philosophy, as a lot of UKMMA veterans will take centre stage to show they are just as worthy as anyone else to be competing in the octagon. Guys like Cathal Pendred, Brad Pickett, Neil Seery and Phil Harris who all forged a name for themselves on the UKMMA scene before they made it to the UFC, are brilliant examples of the plethora of talent the UK actually holds. Straight Blast Gym has been extremely influential in Ireland as a fight camp to help home grown talent, and has nurtured fighters such as Iceland's Gunnar Nelson and Conor McGregor. Pendred, Pickett, Seery, Nelson, Harris and McGregor have a combined record of 98-33, showing exactly to the point how talented the UK talented well and truly is. You know that the Irish crowd will cheer the British talent on, hopefully motivating them all to picking up the win.