Andre Fili may never see the lofty heights he was once predicted to reach, but he has made himself a staple of the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster.
The Team Alpha Male mainstay will chase his first win in nearly two years when he matches wits and fists with Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Joanderson Brito in a UFC on ESPN 35 featherweight feature this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Fili enters the Octagon with a 9-7 promotional record in tow. He last appeared at UFC Fight Night 190, where his June 26 pairing with Daniel Pineda ended in a no contest due to an accidental eye poke in the second round.