The UFC revealed their 2025 nominees for ‘Debut of the Year.’ The nominees included: Malcolm Wellmaker for his first-round knockout of Cameron Saaiman at UFC on ESPN 66 in April, Quillan Salkilld for his 19-second TKO win over Anshul Jubli at UFC 312 in February, Ateba Gautier for his first-round knockout of Jose Medina at UFC on ESPN 64 in March, and Bia Mesquita for her second-round submission win over Irina Alekseeva at UFC Fight Night 261 in October, Do you agree with the fight promotion’s choices? You can vote in the Community tab on the UFC YouTube channel , on other UFC social channels or by visiting ufc.com/vote! UFC 2025 Debut of the Year Nominees
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