Before Dustin Jacoby entered the Octagon at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on August 4, one look at the credentials of the competitors on the Dana White’s Contender Series made it clear that he wasn’t like the other UFC hopefuls.
Jacoby, 32, knew it, too.
“One hundred percent,” he laughed. When I got the call for the Contender Series, man, I was kind of pissed at first. Like, dude, this is for young guys who are 5-0. And even though I'm only 12-5 in professional MMA, I had over 20 professional kickboxing fights. I learned how to fight, and I learned how to become a true fighter.