UFC fighter makes promotional history without throwing a single punch after brutal finish secures contract

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Louis Lee Scott has already etched his name in the UFC’s history books without contesting a single fight.Scott, 25, punched his ticket to the UFC by stopping Kaushik Saikumar in season nine of Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) this month.Briton Scott also secured a UFC contract by stopping Saikumar in DWCSGettyThe series, which has offered a spotlight to future UFC champions like Sean O’Malley, gives MMA prospects a chance to fight their way to White’s promotion.Scott made the most of his inaugural DWCS outing by putting on an emphatic striking display to finish India’s Saikumar midway through the first round.White subsequently awarded Scott a UFC contract after the bout, and the up-and-coming English fighter hasn’t needed to throw any more punches to become an instant history maker.What UFC record has Louie Lee Scott set?Through signing with MMA’s premier promotion, Scott becomes the first fighter from Leeds to join the UFC.‘Lightning’ trains with featherweight title contender Lerone Murphy at Manchester Top Team, and UFC CEO White felt he had no choice but to reward the Leeds man with a contract after his remarkable performance.“I literally got to see everything from you,” the 56-year-old told Scott after his victory.“Striking, submission defence, conditioning, and then I got to see the killer instinct. “[It was a] great combination to finish the fight.”Scott now enters a stacked UFC bantamweight division, currently ruled by Merab Dvalishvili.‘The Machine’ makes his third defence of the 135lbs title at UFC 320 on October 4 against Cory Sandhagen, who sits at the top of the division alongside names like O’Malley and Petr Yan.Scott is the first fighter from Leeds to officially sign with the UFCGettyHe enters the UFC bantamweight division, where Dvalishvili is the current championGettySpeaking to MMA Junkie in the days following his UFC signing, Scott asserted he is putting no pressure on his future and explained why Dvalishvili is his favourite fighter.“I’ve got my UFC debut at 25, so there’s no point putting time limits and targets on things,” Scott explained.“The goal is obviously always to be champion, but how we get there is how we have to get there. “I can’t make a certain way to make that happen. I’ve just got to deal with everything that’s put in front of me.”‘Lightning’ then labelled Dvalishvili a ‘serious problem’ in the bantamweight division.But that doesn’t mean the Georgian champion isn’t inspiring the young English fighter.Scott said his goal is to be a UFC champion, but it doesn’t matter how he gets thereGettyScott added: “I don’t see anyone beating Merab for a while.“He’s a serious problem. He’s my favourite fighter in the UFC at the minute because he’s just got unbelievable cardio, unbelievable work rate.“It blows my mind. I’d love to train with him, to be honest. See what his conditioning is and how he gets that fit.“Because I think I’m pretty fit, but there’s fitness, then there’s fitness, and that is the fittest guy in the UFC by a mile. “The guy just goes gear five, 100 per cent for 25 minutes.”Scott concluded by naming Michael Bisping as the greatest British fighter of all time. ‘Lightning’ would like to make his UFC debut in December, stating he picked up no major injuries from his DWCS win, rather just a few niggles.The 25-year-old from Leeds joins Liverpool’s Luke Riley and Shem Rock as the latest British additions to the UFC roster.