Sherdog Prospect Watch: Mike Mathetha

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Mike Mathetha will make his first walk to the Octagon when he makes his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut opposite Jeremiah Wells in a UFC 271 welterweight prelim on Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston. The 33-year-old Mathetha operates out of City Kickboxing and trains alongside defending UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who headlines the event.

The Zimbabwe native calls himself the “Blood Diamond”—a nickname he chose as a way to remember the violence his home country has endured over its precious stones. Mathetha carries a…