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Matheus Camilo recounts moment Dana White offered him UFC contract

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Matheus Camilo always felt it would happen, but now he can officially call himself a UFC fighter.

In December, he earned himself a UFC deal at ZFN 2 in Goyang, South Korea – an event promoted by "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung for "Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight."

He fought Dorobshokh Nabotov, a fighter who infamously asked Dana White for a shot at a press conference. Camilo (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) won by unanimous decision.

"I know God wrote my story already," Camilo recently told MMA Junkie Radio. "When they offered me this fight, I just said yes.