Hector Urbina and the Hard Road to the UFC

Like many veterans of the sport, Hector Urbina has great stories for days about the struggles of the fighting life and his way up the ranks from raw prospect to UFC fighter. And as we spoke in June of this year, as he prepared for a UFC 188 bout in Mex…

Like many veterans of the sport, Hector Urbina has great stories for days about the struggles of the fighting life and his way up the ranks from raw prospect to UFC fighter. And as we spoke in June of this year, as he prepared for a UFC 188 bout in Mexico City against Albert Tumenov, it seemed like smooth sailing for the Monterrey native who had paid more dues than most on his way to the big show.“Every opportunity I saw, I was taking it, and luckily, it went my way,” he said of a career that didn’t get its big break until he was brought into The Ultimate Fighter 19 after o … Read the Full Article Here