Sergio Pettis and the 10 Best RFA Veterans in the UFC Right Now

Brother to the UFC lightweight champion, Sergio Pettis didn’t immediately rise to the top in his own division. However, at 21 years old, he has the potential to be a contender at 135 pounds.
On Saturday, Pettis will meet Matt Hobar on the UFC 181 preli…

Brother to the UFC lightweight champion, Sergio Pettis didn’t immediately rise to the top in his own division. However, at 21 years old, he has the potential to be a contender at 135 pounds.

On Saturday, Pettis will meet Matt Hobar on the UFC 181 preliminary card. The matchup will give Pettis a good chance to record consecutive victories for the first time in his young UFC career.

He is one of many young stars to emerge from RFA, a promotion that has positioned itself as a proving ground for fighters who are looking to earn their way onto the UFC roster. It’s a unique approach, but RFA appears to be doing exactly what it set out to do.

Here are the 10 best UFC fighters to have competed under the RFA banner.

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