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Zac Pacleb

  • Digital Content Manager, UFC
Las Vegas
As seen in: UFC, Medium, Substack, Albany Business Review, Phoenix Business Journal, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Letterboxd, Delaware Online, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Arizona PBS and
writer, digital content manager @ufc(dot)com || one-half of @blindspotters || soft-spots: liverpool fc, one tree hill, burritos || Arizona State alum || he/him
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Journey To Main Event | Manuel Torres

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By Zac Pacleb
| UFC
That’s all it took Manuel Torres to work his way into his first main event. In total, “El Loco” finished all but one of his 17 professional wins, and only one of his 20 total fights went the distance. Torres made his way to the promotion via Dana White’s Contender Series when he scored a—you guessed it—first-round knockout in October 2021. Watch This And Every UFC Event On Paramount+ From there, Torres’ climb served as a sort of contradiction.
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Manel Kape And Kyoji Horiguchi | A Rematch Nine Years In The Making

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By Zac Pacleb
| UFC
On its face, Kape and Horiguchi are a fascinating and fun matchup. Two of the fastest fighters at 125 pounds with well-rounded skills and fight IQ to boot, the five-rounder has the makings of a high-level contest. Add to that some history, and you could have something special. Nine years ago, when both competed under the RIZIN banner, they met in a Grand Prix matchup in December 2017.
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Five Things To Know About Melquizael Costa

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By Zac Pacleb
| UFC
Melquizael Costa didn’t come out of the gates rolling when he joined the roster in January 2023. In fact, the Brazilian featherweight lost two of his first three during his first year on the roster and was limited to just one fight (a win to bring his record to 2-2) in 2024. However, Costa found his feet in a real way in 2025.
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