Also out of Auckland gym City Kickboxing, which already had five Kiwi UFC fighters, light heavyweight prospect Carlos Ulberg earned a contract with the organisation after a first round knockout win over Brazilian Bruno Oliveira in Las Vegas on Thursday.
The victory came as part of the Contender Series, in which UFC boss Dana White hands out contracts to those who produces impressive performances on the night.
In Ulberg's corner for the fight were two of his City Kickboxing team-mates, UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya and rising UFC lightweight Brad Riddell.
