New England to Atlantic City is an easy five-hour drive, a simple trip to make as Connor Matthews prepares for his UFC debut this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs Fiorot.
Matthews’ journey to actually get into the UFC has been the opposite of simple. It took a loss on Dana White’s Contender Series, a win on Dana White’s Looking For A Fight, and then a win on Dana White’s Contender Series to get that UFC contract.
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And now that he’s here, the 31-year-old featherweight is all gas, no brakes.