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Despite tough UFC title fight, Joe Soto looking for first UFC win as career validation

UFC bantamweight Joe Soto has had one of the more interesting UFC careers for a fighter with only one bout in the organization. Scheduled to take on Anthony Birchak on late notice for UFC 177, he ended up fighting in the main event for the bantamweight title opposite T.J. Dillashaw when former champ Renan Barao was pulled from the event.

Soto didn't win, but he fought valiantly before being stopped in the fifth round. It was as odd of a UFC debut as one can have, but even more strangely, he hasn't fought since.