Chris Gutierrez might soon shed his dark horse label inside the rough-and-tumble Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.
The Factory X standout will test his mettle against former Resurrection Fighting Alliance titleholder Pedro Munhoz as part of the UFC on ESPN 44 main card this Saturday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Gutierrez has quietly pieced together a seven-fight unbeaten streak since his 2018 defeat to Raoni Barcelos. He last appeared at UFC 281, where he cut down Frankie Edgar with a knee strike in the first round of their Nov.