Neil Wain Signs UFC Deal - MMAUniverse.com

Neil Wain has signed a four fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The exciting Yorkshire Heavyweight is highly rated by his camp and is certainly not a fighter to be taken lightly.

His manager, Paul Murphy, confirmed the deal in a post on the cagewarriors.com forum:

“Both Dave (Mangham) and I have been in contact with the UFC for some time now and it was confirmed last week. We never made it public as Neil obviously had another fight to concentrate on. His first fight is rumoured to be on March 8th and the opponent is to be confirmed. We have a name but nothing in stone yet. Neil knows what he needs to work on to achieve at this level and believe me he is working hard. We believe he'll do himself proud.”

Neil Wain is one of the most explosive fighters in UK Mixed Martial Arts. So far, no one has been able to cope with his dynamic, attacking style. He combines speed and phenomenal power to blow away his opponents. Wain goes by the fight name of “Old School”. This sums up the no nonsense attitude which has made him a crowd favourite at shows in the North of England.

Wain fights out of Team Ultimate Force. He is a stable mate of UK number 1 Heavy Tengiz Tedoradze and the rising stars Wayne Murray and Ian "The Mongoose" Jones.

Some observers have questioned Wain’s pedigree, but he has destroyed everyone who has been put in front of him in his career to date. He has yet to show a ground game in the cage, but his training partners report that his power and compact stature make him virtually impossible to submit.

The signing looks like a good move for the UFC. Neil Wain's style means he is never in a bad fight. The UFC Heavyweight division is probably it’s weakest and it is short on personalities. Bringing in an all action wrecking machine like Neil Wain will certainly liven things up.