Malcolm Wellmaker, a 30-year-old bantamweight, made a remarkable UFC debut on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. He scored a memorable first-round knockout over Cameron Saaiman and earned one of the UFC's $50,000 performance bonuses. On Monday, he announced on social media that he had quit his job as a pipefitter welder. Wellmaker's professional MMA debut was in 2022 and he has had an impressive record since then.