Ethyn Ewing defended rising UFC bantamweight Malcolm Wellmaker towards harsh criticism following his UFC 322 loss.
UFC 322 featured loads of high-octane motion at Madison Sq. Backyard earlier this month. Atop the cardboard, UFC pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev earned a second world title by defeating Jack Della Maddalena to win the welterweight championship.
Earlier at UFC 322, Ethyn Ewing pulled off an hours discover victory over then-unbeaten Malcolm Wellmaker in a surprising outcome. Wellmaker entered UFC 322 on the cusp of a spot within the bantamweight Prime 15 earlier than dropping a call to Ewing.
Ewing has grow to be a family title since his historic victory, thanks partly to his blue-collar job, which supported his preventing aspirations. However since UFC 322, Wellmaker has come below intense criticism from some followers who imagine he must be labeled a ‘fraud’ after struggling his first defeat.
Ethyn Ewing goes off on Malcolm Wellmaker haters following huge upset win
In a latest interview with MMA Preventing, Ewing defended Wellmaker following UFC 322.
“I believe it’s ridiculous to say he obtained fraud checked,” Ewing stated of Wellmaker.
“He’s a proficient particular person, nothing however respect for him, he was very cordial and funky from the very starting. So I admire him taking the battle and I admire the whole lot about it. However it’s ridiculous, I imply, who’s saying that? All the fellows sitting on their couches tweeting and texting about it? Commenting? All these followers of the game, they’re not martial artists.
“They don’t know what it’s wish to step in, in a battle of that magnitude, with nothing however four-ounce gloves on,” Ewing continued. “What it means, the magnitude…I believe it takes away from my efficiency to say that. No person knew who I used to be!”
Earlier than UFC 322, Wellmaker earned latest knockout wins over Kris Moutinho and Cameron Saaiman. The Dana White’s Contender Sequence alum will look to get again on observe in his subsequent Octagon look in 2026.
