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Who had the Best UFC Debut this Year?

As we know, the UFC are always looking for new talent and the next ‘big star’. This year, despite having a majority of events behind closed, there were still some huge signings and some huge debuts. We take a look at the best debuts in the UFC this year and give a nod to those that really made headlines.

Michael Chandler

‘Iron’ Michael Chandler smashed (literally) his way onto the UFC scene back in January at UFC 257. The former Bellator lightweight king was matched against Dan Hooker. Hooker is a legitimate 155lbs contender and at the time was 7-2 since returning to the division.