Get To Know Patchy Mix

The spotlight descends on the bantamweight division when the belt goes up for grabs at UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O’Malley 2, and while most of the intrigue is pointed toward the title fight rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley, many fight fans will also have their eyes trained toward a fight earlier on the card, where the UFC gets its introduction to Patchy Mix.

Mix, the former Bellator bantamweight champion who never lost the belt, makes his Octagon debut in Newark opposite Mario Bautista, stepping in for Marlon “Chito” Vera.

The New York native is keen on throwing himself into the ever-crowded bantamweight title picture. If Dvalishvili gets past O’Malley a second time, Mix…