Chris Curtis transformed himself from journeyman to unlikely fringe contender inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, and he did so in a little more than a year’s time.
Curtis climbed into the Top 15 at 185 pounds at the end of 2022 and enters his latest campaign surrounded by intrigue and promise. The 35-year-old owns a 4-1 record inside the Octagon, with wins over Phil Hawes, Brendan Allen, Rodolfo Vieira and Joaquin Buckley. Curtis last competed at UFC 282, where he blew away Joaquin Buckley with punches in the second round of their Dec.