{"id":683525,"date":"2026-05-20T18:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/683525\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:39:23","slug":"rising-ufc-star-faces-third-undefeated-opponent-after-sensational-start-to-ufc-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/683525\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising UFC Star Faces Third Undefeated Opponent After Sensational Start to UFC Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the fastest-rising stars in the UFC will look to shatter another fighter\u2019s undefeated record on June 20. <\/p>\n

Currently in the midst of a rare off week following last Saturday\u2019s UFC Fight Night card that saw Arnold Allen defeat Melquizael Costa in the night\u2019s main event<\/a>, the UFC returns to Macau next weekend to kick off five consecutive weeks of events through the end of June.<\/p>\n

Two Meta APEX cards are sandwiched around the \u201cUFC Freedom 250\u201d show scheduled to take place at The White House<\/a>, and Marcel Dorff <\/a>reports that Ethyn Ewing will square of with Farid Basharat at UFC Vegas 119 on June 20. <\/p>\n

Ethyn Ewing Gets Third Undefeated Opponent Out of Three UFC Fights<\/p>\n

A former bantamweight titleholder with Urijah Faber\u2019s A1 Combat, Ewing was called in to make his UFC debut on short notice when Cody Haddon withdrew from a fight with Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC 322. <\/p>\n

\"Ethyn<\/p>\n

Ethyn Ewing (blue gloves) fights Malcolm Wellmaker (red gloves) in the featherweight bout during UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden. | Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Coming into the night on an eight-fight win streak that included seven finishes, Ewing was a prohibitive underdog to the undefeated Wellmaker but stunned \u201cThe Machine\u201d by taking a unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden<\/a>. The 28-year-old was given another unbeaten name for his sophomore outing in April when he took on Rafael Estevam, who fell to a nasty body shot in the third round. <\/p>\n

\"Ethyn<\/p>\n

Ethyn Ewing (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Malcolm Wellmaker (not pictured) in the featherweight bout during UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden. | Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Ewing has now won nine-straight fights after starting his professional career with back-to-back losses, and he also went a perfect 6-0 during his amateur MMA career from 2018 to early 2020. <\/p>\n

Farid Basharat Looks to Continue Strong Start to UFC Career <\/p>\n

Boasting a 15-0 record in his professional MMA career, Basharat joined the UFC after taking a unanimous decision over Allan Begosso on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series in 2022. <\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

Chris Gutierrez (red gloves) fights Farid Basharat (blue gloves) during UFC 320 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cFerocious\u201d has only secured one finish in the UFC so far, but he\u2019s defeated all six opponents that he\u2019s faced since debuting in 2023. Basharat most recently took a split decision over Jean Matsumoto when the pair met as part of the main card for UFC Vegas 113 in February, and he\u2019ll join Navajo Stirling and UFC debutant Murtazali Magomedov<\/a> as unbeaten talents scheduled to compete in Las Vegas on June 20.<\/p>\n

\"Farid<\/p>\n

Farid Basharat (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Kleydson Rodrigues (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. | Per Haljestam-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 119 is headlined by a highly-anticipated flyweight rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi, and plenty of fans will also be excited to tune in earlier on the card and see if Ewing is able to improve to 3-0 over undefeated competition since joining the UFC. <\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 119 Fight Card<\/p>\n

Main Event: Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi 2<\/p>\n

Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos<\/p>\n

Christian Rodriguez vs. Hyder Amil<\/p>\n

Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling<\/p>\n

Giga Chikadze vs. Vinicius Oliveira<\/p>\n

Farid Basharat vs. Ethyn Ewing<\/p>\n

Jhonata Diniz vs. Jose Luiz<\/p>\n

Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas<\/p>\n

Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins<\/p>\n

Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento<\/p>\n

Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov<\/p>\n

Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Gaston Bola\u00f1os<\/p>\n

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