Sal Everett went from stocking Dana White’s refrigerator and working security around the UFC to knocking Ozzy Martin unconscious and earning a contract of his own, while Mateus Soares, Roque Conceicao and short-notice replacement Preston LaGrange joined him after an explosive night at the Meta APEX.
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada – Dana White’s Contender Series has spent nearly a decade selling the possibility that one performance can completely change a fighter’s life. On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, that premise became almost literal. Sal Everett arrived at the Meta APEX as someone who had already spent years working around the UFC, handling errands for Dana White, walking the building on graveyard security shifts and watching other fighters chase the opportunity he wanted for himself. Less than two minutes after the opening bell against Ozzy Martin, Everett was no longer an employee trying to reach the UFC. He was a UFC fighter.
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