"Fresh off his shocking upset of Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC 322 this past November, Ethyn Ewing (9-2) will be returning to action on April 4 at the Apex in Las Vegas as part of UFC Fight Night 272. He will be relocating to his standard weight class of bantamweight, where he will be met by ex-flyweight Rafael Estevam (14-0) who is moving up to greet him. News was first reported on Wednesday night by Ewing on his Instagram."
""The Professor Finesser" established himself as one to watch when he outworked highly touted prospect Wellmaker in a short-notice effort. Ahead of that pairing, Wellmaker closed as high as a -500 favorite, and Ewing put the screws to him across three tough, thrilling rounds. In the process, Ewing handed "The Machine" his first career defeat, halting several streaks for Wellmaker including a four-fight stretch of knockout victories."
"After working his way up to Dana White's Contender Series by crushing through the Shooto Brasil circuit, former flyweight Estevam picked up a contract in 2022 by wrecking Joao Elias in two rounds. While he has rattled off three decision wins in the Octagon thus far, two of them came after he missed substantially missed weight by a few pounds each time. This has prompted his relocation to 135 pounds, a division he had competed at in the past."
Ethyn Ewing (9-2) will return on April 4 at the Apex in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 272, moving back to bantamweight to face Rafael Estevam (14-0), who is moving up from flyweight. Ewing earned a notable upset over Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC 322, ending Wellmaker's knockout streak and handing him his first career loss. Estevam earned a UFC contract via Dana White's Contender Series and has three decision wins in the Octagon but missed weight twice, prompting the move to 135 pounds. The event currently lists 11 bouts with no official headliner yet.
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