Overview
- Ewing defeated Wellmaker by unanimous decision on the UFC 322 prelims at Madison Square Garden, with scores of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
- He accepted the bout roughly 48 hours before fight night after Cody Haddon withdrew, following an earlier change from Serhiy Sidey, with the matchup shifted up to featherweight.
- The victory came just eight days after Ewing’s A1 Combat win, capping an unusually quick turnaround for a UFC debut.
- Ewing improved to 9-2 and extended his win streak to nine, while Wellmaker’s previously unbeaten 10-0 record ended after arriving as a heavy favorite off two UFC first-round bonuses.
- Fighters and fans praised Ewing’s short-notice performance with calls for a bonus, while some social posts questioned Wellmaker’s status in the division.