The lightweight division has been the home of exciting knockouts and high-level skill from its inception, and a prospect who is certainly on the rise at 155 pounds is Daniel Zellhuber. The UFC’s lightweight title lineage demonstrates, especially as of late, that in order to become champion, one must be proficient in all areas of fighting and Zellhuber has shown all the tools to get there. The “Golden Boy” is 15-1 (3-1 in UFC) with 10 finishes and is currently riding a three-fight win streak.
Zellhuber started boxing after his father encouraged him to train when he was getting bullied as a child, but it was short lived, as he did not feel a connection to the sport.