Cameron Saaiman returns to UFC octagon TONIGHT
South Africa's Cameron Saaiman will return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, 26 April at UFC Kansas City Fight Night.
His bantamweight bout will be among the preliminary action on the night, with the bout likely to start somewhere between midnight and 01:00 (SA time).
The bout will be screened live on SuperSport.
Saaiman hasn't fought since losing to Payton Talbott in March 2024 which saw his record drop to 9-2.
Saaiman will face undefeated American Malcolm Wellmaker (8-0) who will be making his UFC debut.
Wellmaker, known as 'The Machine,' graduated to the UFC via Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) last year.
He boasts six finishes amongst his eight wins, with six by way of KO/TKO, and two submissions.
Meanwhile, Saaiman had a hot start to his UFC career, winning a trio of fights following his own appearance on DWCS in 2022.
However, he then ran into 'prospect killer' Christian Rodriguez, losing a decision, prior to the loss against Talbott. Result Record Opponent Method Loss 9-2 Payton Talbott TKO (punches) Loss 9-1 Christian Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) Win 9-0 Terrence Mitchell TKO (punches) Win 8-0 Leomana Martinez Decision (majority) Win 7-0 Steven Koslow TKO (knees and punches) Win 6-0 Josh Wang-Kim KO (punch) Win 5-0 Sindile Manengela Decision (unanimous) Win 4-0 Roevan De Beer TKO (punches) Win 3-0 Billy Oosthuizen Submission (rear-naked choke) Win 2-0 Zwelibanzi Ngema TKO (punches) Win 1-0 Corne Blom TKO (punches)
UFC Kansas City takes place on Saturday, 26 April at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. MAIN CARD Ian Machado Garry vs Carlos Prates
Anthony Smith vs Zhang Mingyang
Giga Chikadze vs David Onama
Michel Pereira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov
Randy Brown vs Nicolas Dalby
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz Malcolm Wellmaker vs Cameron Saaiman
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