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#4. Nicolas 'Danish Dynamite' Dalby - UFC welterweight
As the nickname suggests, UFC welterweight Nicolas 'Danish Dynamite' Dalby hails from the land of Denmark. Dalby originally signed to the UFC in 2015, where he had solid initial success, defeating Elizeu Zaleski and taking Darren Till to a majority-decision draw.
Unfortunately, he then lost back-to-back fights to Zak Cummings and Peter Sobotta. This resulted in Dalby being cut from the promotion in 2016.
However, rather than call time on his MMA career, Dalby threw himself back into the regional scene. 'Danish Dynamite' went 3-1-1 with European promotion Cage Warriors, which resulted in him being re-signed to the UFC in 2019.
The Dane has since gone 2-1-1 with the organization, which has included wins over Daniel Rodriguez and Alex 'Cowboy' Oliveira. He is currently recovering from injury and will likely compete in the latter half of 2022.
#3. Ilir 'The Sledgehammer' Latifi - UFC heavyweight
Sweden's Ilir Latifi has been a staple of the UFC's light heavyweight roster since he first signed to the promotion in 2013. 'The Sledgehammer' has lived up to his nickname multiple times, with vicious knockout finishes against Sean O'Connell, Hans Stringer, and Chris Dempsey.
More recently, Latifi moved up to the heavyweight division where he has since gone 1-1. A close decision loss to Derrick Lewis was an unfortunate start to his heavyweight career, but Latifi bounced back with a victory against Tanner Boser.
'The Sledgehammer' is now preparing to face heavyweight veteran Aleksei Oleinik later this month. The 38-year-old still has a few more years to give, and a big win against Oleinik may see him reach the fringes of the top 15.
