If Chris Curtis keeps knocking off UFC middleweights the way he has, he may need to swap out his “Action Man” moniker for “Cinderella Man.”
For the first full decade of his professional career, the Cincinnati, Ohio, native seemed to be the very definition of an exciting regional fighter: an aggressive welterweight who racked up a prodigious tally of knockouts against journeyman foes, but usually came up just a bit short whenever he took a step up in competition. After a rough three-fight skid in the 2019 Professional Fighters League, Curtis’ aspirations of sticking in a major organization - and perhaps his career - appeared to be over.