Deron Winn doesn’t have to look far for a blueprint for his budding MMA career.
As a close friend of UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, Winn has had the opportunity to learn firsthand from one of the most successful fighters ever to make the transition from wrestling and at 29, he’s getting ready to leave his own mark in the cage. Winn (5-0) is set to make his UFC debut against Markus Perez in a middleweight bout on June 22 at UFC Greenville.
He’ll enter not only with an undefeated record and a trio of NCAA All-American designations to his name, but the backing of the American Kickboxing Academy, one of the premier teams in MMA that has produced world champions like Cormier and Cain Velasquez.