As of June 2025, Shem Rock, the Liverpool-born MMA fighter whose life story reads like a Hollywood script, has officially signed with the UFC. With a string of impressive performances in Europe’s top MMA organizations, most notably Oktagon MMA.
Shem Rock Signs with the UFC
Shem Rock made the announcement on Instagram:
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Shem Rock’s journey to the brink of the sport’s elite is remarkable. In 2014, at the age of 20, he was accused of a burglary with violence and assault in Liverpool, a crime he maintains he did not commit.