And just like that, The Rebel is back. After almost two years away from competitive fighting, the UFC has announced that Dutch-Turkish kickboxing superstar Gokhan Saki will be joining their ranks with a return to MMA competition in the world’s premier MMA organization.
Saki announced his surprise signing to the UFC in a post to his Twitter account on May 25th:
The news was quickly confirmed by the UFC via Twitter as well as on their website.
Even without much in the way of MMA credentials, Saki represents the biggest name signed by the UFC in quite some time.