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Santiago Luna Has Put In The Work

There’s going to be a lot of talk about debuting bantamweight Santiago Luna being the youngest male fighter on the current UFC roster, and rightfully so. But the 21-year-old from Tijuana has packed a lot of living into those 21 years, and things like that have a way of showing up on fight night.

“I think the circumstances that I've been in have made me the fighter that I am right now,” said Luna, who is currently 6-0 as a pro with six finishes. But his life in combat sports began far before his 2023 professional debut.

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“I've sacrificed a lot ever since I was 15, 16 years old and started moving around, well, even before that I was moving around because my parents got deported when we were really young,” said Luna, a native of San Diego.