UFC News · Feb 25, 2025
Mario Pinto | Wise Beyond His Years
Debuting Heavyweight Shares Mature Outlook Ahead Of Promotional Debut On Saturday
By E. Spencer Kyte • Feb. 25, 2025
The makeup of the heavyweight division has been changing in recent years, led by the ascension of interim champion Tom Aspinall, a multi-tooled hyper-athlete who moves like a middleweight, but carries the devastating power synonymous with the division.
Over the last couple seasons, Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) has added a handful of intriguing names to this collection, including unbeaten Brit Mick Parkin and Brazilian Tallison Teixeira, who registered a first-round stoppage win in his promotional debut at UFC 312 in Sydney last month.