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Matthew Wells

UFC 306’s Daniel Zellhuber embracing popularity growth, eager to ‘put on a show for the people’

LAS VEGAS – Daniel Zellhuber is just a few fights into his UFC career, but he is turning more and more heads with each outing.

The Mexican UFC lightweight knows what catches a fan’s eye. At UFC 306, the event celebrating his home country’s independence at Sphere, Zellhuber (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is ready to captivate his growing fanbase again when he takes on Esteban Ribovics on the main card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+).

“Every fight you get more fans, every fight you get the people to know you better, and that’s why I’m trying to go out there and give my best performance,” Zellhuber said at UFC 306 media day. “Because I know at the end of the day, even if you go out there and win, but you kind of look not that good, people isn’t going to follow your career.

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