Yuneisy Duben | The Best Is Yet To Come

From Dana White's Contender Series To The Big Stage, Yuneisy Duben Ensures This Is Only The Start Of Her Journey Ahead Of Her Upcoming Bout At UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2

By Thomas Gerbasi • Mar. 12, 2025

As I close my interview with Yuneisy Duben and wish her luck on her UFC debut against Carli Judice this Saturday, she tells me through her translator that, “I have more stories to tell whenever you're ready.”

My ears perked up, because if they’re anything close to the story the Venezuelan flyweight is already writing, that’s going to be some book.

Think about it. Just 28 years old, Duben survived leaving her home country for Peru, dealing with abuse from an ex-coach, and then arrived…