Ethyn Ewing found success in his promotional debut this past Saturday at UFC 322, but just one week earlier, he secured an interim 135-pound title with Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat.

While Ewing’s win over Billy Brand on November 7th was finished quickly with a first round knockout at A1 Combat 32, he was well tested with the step-up in competition at UFC 322 when he faced Malcolm Wellmaker. Wellmaker started his UFC career with a first round knockout on Dana White’s Contender series in 2024, then followed things up with a pair of knockouts in 2025, so he certainly had the edge in experience.

But, despite the odds, and an extremely quick turn around between fights, Ewing secured the victory unanimously on the judges’ scorecards. Following the victory, he detailed how things came together so quickly and how he ended up on the biggest stage in MMA on such short notice.