5 British fighters that should be competing at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

#4. Jake 'White Kong' Hadley - UFC flyweight

For a long time, European MMA fans had been clamoring for the UFC to sign Jake Hadley. 'White Kong' finally got his chance in October 2021 when he was given the opportunity to fight on the Dana White's Contender Series against TUF alumni Mitch Raposo.

Despite missing weight, Hadley still competed and showed why he is so highly regarded. White signed him to the UFC, and fans have been eagerly anticipating his debut ever since.

Unfortunately, Hadley has had awful luck with his scheduled fights. Matchups with Francisco Figueiredo and Allan Nascimento have both fallen through, resulting in Hadley being left without an opponent for London.

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#3. Joanne Wood - UFC women's flyweight

After defeating Andrea Lee in 2019, Scotland's Joanne Wood was all but guaranteed a shot at Valentina Shevchenko's women's flyweight title. Their fight was scheduled for June 2020, but after Shevchenko pulled out with an injury, Wood opted to stay active rather than wait around.

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Wood took a fight with Jennifer Maia in August and was unfortunately submitted in the first round. Since then, Wood has had mixed success. She had a win over Jessica Eye but suffered back-to-back losses against Lauren Murphy and Talia Santos.

Wood has an upcoming fight booked against Alexa Grasso, but bizarrely it has been scheduled to take place the week after the London event. This could be due to the fact that Wood now calls the US home, but she still retains a huge amount of support in the UK.

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