Dan Ige had one hell of a weekend as he partook in one of the UFC’s craziest pulls in modern history.
This past Saturday, Ige co-headlined UFC 303 in Las Vegas – an event that served as the crown jewel of the prestigious UFC International Fight Week. Although that is an honor for many fighters, what made it crazy and unique is that he wasn’t supposed to fight on the card, and was summoned hours before the co-main event, after the card had already started.
That’s right. With just four hours’ notice, Ige (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC) ended up fighting dangerous contender Diego Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 303. It was a hectic and chaotic turn of events for Ige, and ironically enough, he was in “full-on zen mode” and listening to spa music when it all went down.
