The UFC roster is two fighters deeper after promotion president Dana White scouted Fury FC 46 in Houston this past Sunday. Following their knockout victories in title fights, bantamweight Mana Martinez and featherweight Fernando Padilla were offered UFC contracts by the boss himself, who was there for the filming of a yet-to-be-released episode of “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight.” Additionally, welterweight Nikolay Veretennikov , who headlined the event and won by first-round TKO, was offered a shot on the upcoming season of Dana White’s Contender Series, which is expected to launch in August. Head coaches Saul Soliz (Martinez) and Colin Oyama (Padilla) confirmed the signings on social media after the event around the same time UFC welterweight and MMA photographer Mike Jackson posted a video he captured of Veretennikov’s interaction with White on video. Related Dana White doesn't care if Jon Jones fights for UFC again or not: 'That's up to him' Dana White uncertain of Tony Ferguson's future after UFC 262: 'Time gets us all' Martinez (8-2) joins the roster having won seven of his most recent eight professional fights by TKO. His only loss in that stretch came on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2020 when he was submitted by eventual signee Drako Rodriguez
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