The common perception among many in the MMA community is that once athletes get cut from the UFC, their stock plummets and they fade into obscurity. No such thing can be said about former UFC fighter, Scott Askham, whose career has reached new heights since joining KSW.
Askham (18-4) was released from the UFC in 2017 but signed to the leading European promotion later that year. He faced KSW legend, Michal Materla, in his debut and stopped the Polish fan-favourite with a brutal liver kick in the very first round. Following that impressive performance, the Englishman was entered into a middleweight tournament where a field of four competed for the vacant middleweight title.