Argentinian fighter Kevin Vallejos has entered the thirteenth position in the current ranking of the top 15 featherweight fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the largest promoter of mixed martial arts. According to the Argentine News Agency, 'El Chino' is the third national athlete to reach these positions, preceded by Santiago Ponzinibbio, a historic Argentine welterweight, and Ailín 'Fiona' Pérez, who currently holds the eighth position in the women's bantamweight division. At a good time for Argentine MMA in the UFC, Vallejos' rise in the ranking after three fights in the organization, all of which he won, is great news for the dream of the first world champion born in the country for the firm. The day before, Vallejos secured an impressive victory over the experienced Georgian fighter Giga Chikadze. The knockout came after a minute and a half of the second round, when Vallejos surprised his arrogant rival with a spinning punch that knocked him off his feet, allowing 'El Chino' to finish the victory with a series of elbows on the ground. As the winner of the bonus for the performance of the night, Vallejos opened Tuesday with the news that he is considered the thirteenth best featherweight fighter in the UFC.
