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Malcolm Wellmaker suffers third straight UFC loss after moving family to Florida
Malcolm Wellmaker lost to Otari Tanzilovi at UFC Vegas 122 on Saturday.
Tanzilovi stopped him in the second round with a head kick and follow-up punches.
The defeat was Wellmaker’s third straight in the UFC, after an earlier decision loss and two stoppage losses.
Wellmaker said he moved his family to Florida to train at American Top Team and gave everything to prepare.
He said his plan to stay close and limit Tanzilovi’s kicks was working early, but he was caught.
Wellmaker said he has no major injuries and believes he has improved, though he still has room to grow.
He is unsure what comes next, but intends to keep fighting if it can provide for his family.
Malcolm Wellmaker suffered his third straight UFC loss after Otari Tanzilovi stopped him in the second round at UFC Vegas 122.
Wellmaker said he moved his family to Florida to prepare at American Top Team.
He said his plan to close the distance and limit Tanzilovi’s kicking opportunities was working early in the fight.
Wellmaker said he was healthy and had no major injuries.
He said he does not know what comes next but will keep fighting if it can provide for his family.
- Who
- Malcolm Wellmaker and Otari Tanzilovi.
- What
- Tanzilovi stopped Wellmaker in the second round, giving him his third straight UFC loss.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- UFC Vegas 122. Wellmaker said he moved his family to Florida to train at American Top Team.
- Why
- Wellmaker said he was caught by Tanzilovi after a plan to close the distance had worked early. The sources do not state a further reason for the loss.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
First and foremost, I’m healthy, no major injuries, so that’s the biggest blessing so far
And it was going good until it wasn’t. And I got caught.
Moved my whole family to Florida to prepare for this this one.
But as far as the possibility of me providing for my family with fighting is there, I’m gonna pursue it.
Wellmaker moved his family to Florida to prepare at American Top Team.
Wellmaker faced Tanzilovi in the main card opener at UFC Vegas 122 and was stopped in the second round.
Sherdog published its report on Wellmaker’s loss and comments.
- Record
- Wellmaker is 10-3.
- Event
- UFC Vegas 122.
- Opponent
- Otari Tanzilovi.
- Result
- Tanzilovi stopped Wellmaker in the second round.
- Training camp
- American Top Team in Florida.
Sources
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