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Welcome to the UFC, Joey Gomez

A new young fighter is on his way to the UFC with an impressive record of first round finishes.

Time to meet the last new UFC fighter of 2015. It's New Year's Eve, December 31st and the UFC has just picked up a new bantamweight talent for their upcoming UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz card in Boston, Massachusetts. NESN.com announced the signing of Joey Gomez, who is set to face local talent Rob Font on January 17th. Font had been set to take on Patrick Williams, but Williams was apparently forced out of the bout due to injury.