Malcolm Wellmaker says the UFC went to the edge of the earth to find him an opponent – and eventually found a zombie in Kris Moutinho.

In front of a partisan Wellmaker crowd in Atlanta’s State Farm arena, the Josey High School grad put his opponent Kris Moutinho to sleep with a devastatingly pristine right hook that left no ...

Malcolm Wellmaker scores his third consecutive first-round knockout, demolishing Kris Moutinho and shaking up the UFC bantamweight division.

At Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69, Moutinho (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) returned to the promotion on nine days' notice and was brutally knocked out by homecrowd favorite Malcolm Wellmaker (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC).

Wellmaker and short-notice replacement opponent Kris Moutinho helped kick things off during the UFC Atlanta prelims on Saturday at State Farm Arena. Moutinho, who lost to Sean O’Malley during ...

Malcolm Wellmaker (9-0) wants to flatten Kris Moutinho to prove (14-6) that he has more power than Sean O'Malley. Advertisement Wellmaker will take on Moutinho in front of a home crowd at UFC ...

At this point last year, Malcolm Wellmaker had yet to make his debut on MMA’s grandest stage. ... he drew the assignment of returning competitor Kris Moutinho (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) ...

Malcolm Wellmaker appears to have all the makings of a future star. The Augusta, Georgia, native took home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus thanks to a first-round knockout of Kris ...

Kris Moutinho will return to the Octagon for the first time in more than three years. Advertisement The former CES MMA standout will square off against Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC Atlanta — also ...

UFC on ESPN 69 winner Malcolm Wellmaker talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his KO victory over Kris Moutinho in Atlanta.

Malcolm Wellmaker cashed in as the biggest betting favorite in UFC history earlier tonight (Sat., June 14, 2025) at UFC Atlanta LIVE on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga ...

UFC on ESPN 69 winner Malcolm Wellmaker talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his KO victory over Kris Moutinho in Atlanta.