LAS VEGAS – Tafon Nchukwi is in the middle of a stretch he’s not particularly used to, and he doesn’t want to get used to it, either. For the first time in his career, Nchukwi is trying to bounce back from consecutive losses. He’s early in his MMA life, and given he started his UFC tenure as a strong prospect off Dana White’s Contender Series, there’s still plenty of promise. Nchukwi was stopped by Azamat Murzakanov and Carlos Ulberg in 2022, and when he was ready to try to get back to work in December, one fight was canceled on him and he had to pull out of a replacement booking, himself. Saturday, Nchukwi (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will try to get back on track against AJ Dobson (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 51 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.