South Africa’s Cameron Saaiman will return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, 26 April at UFC Kansas City Fight Night.
His bantamweight bout will be among the preliminary action on the night, with the bout likely to start somewhere between midnight and 01:00 (SA time).
The bout will be screened live on SuperSport.
Saaiman hasn’t fought since losing to Payton Talbott in March 2024 which saw his record drop to 9-2.
Hot start
Saaiman will face undefeated American Malcolm Wellmaker (8-0) who will be making his UFC debut.
Wellmaker, known as “The Machine,” graduated to the UFC via Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) last year.
He boasts six finishes amongst his eight wins, with six by way of KO/TKO, and two submissions.
Meanwhile, Saaiman had a hot start to his UFC career, winning a trio of fights following his own appearance on DWCS in 2022.
However, he then ran into “prospect killer” Christian Rodriguez, losing a decision, prior to the loss against Talbott.
CAMERON SAAIMAN’S FIGHT RECORD
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9-2 | Payton Talbott | TKO (punches) |
| Loss | 9-1 | Christian Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) |
| Win | 9-0 | Terrence Mitchell | TKO (punches) |
| Win | 8-0 | Leomana Martinez | Decision (majority) |
| Win | 7-0 | Steven Koslow | TKO (knees and punches) |
| Win | 6-0 | Josh Wang-Kim | KO (punch) |
| Win | 5-0 | Sindile Manengela | Decision (unanimous) |
| Win | 4-0 | Roevan De Beer | TKO (punches) |
| Win | 3-0 | Billy Oosthuizen | Submission (rear-naked choke) |
| Win | 2-0 | Zwelibanzi Ngema | TKO (punches) |
| Win | 1-0 | Corne Blom | TKO (punches) |
UFC Kansas City takes place on Saturday, 26 April at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The following match-ups have been confirmed for the event:
MAIN CARD
- Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates
- Anthony Smith vs Zhang Mingyang
- Giga Chikadze vs David Onama
- Michel Pereira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov
- Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby
- Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz
PRELIMINARIES
- Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman
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