Like many flyweights, Martin Day had a dream of making it to the UFC, going on a run, and someday getting a crack at pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson.
Now, he’s just happy that he’s fighting in a UFC division that he knows he can be sure will still exist in the near future.
Day makes his Octagon debut Saturday when he fights Pingyuan Liu on the preliminary portion of UFC Beijing. He’s found new life at 135 pounds after competing primarily as a flyweight on Hawaii’s regional scene, and the timing couldn’t be better given the rumblings that the UFC is close to shutting down its 125-pound division.