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Meet Gokhan Saki, the Kickboxer Who's About to Take the UFC by Storm

When life presents you with an opportunity, you have to capitalize on that opportunity.

That had to be what Gokhan Saki was thinking. When the UFC hierarchy in your division of choice includes such illustrious names as Patrick Cummins and Tyson Pedro, well, that signals a pretty smooth runway. That's teeing up a title run on a silver platter for anyone with the proper carving tools.

Gokhan Saki has them.

Long known to fight fans the world over as one of the best strikers on the planet, the Turkish-Dutch "Rebel" signed Thursday with the UFC, where he will compete as a light heavyweight.