Petrolia's Cody Chovancek Earns UFC Contract

Petrolia MMA fighter earns UFC contract

Bantamweight fighter and Petrolia native Cody Chovancek is officially a member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Petrolia's Cody Chovancek earns UFC contract

LAS VEGAS — Canadian bantamweight Cody (The Best Fisherman in MMA) Chovancek won his way into the UFC Tuesday after knocking out England’s Raphael Uchegbu on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Petrolia Chovaneck earns UFC contract

Petrolia’s Cody Chovancek will be fighting in the UFC. The bantamweight mixed martial arts national champion earned a contract to the premier MMA circut by knocking out England’s Raphael Uchegbu on Dana White’s Contender Series Tuesday. The 27-year old, who has a record of 9-0-0, started wrestling in high school and then started kickboxing at 16. By 18 he had…

Cody Chovancek Eyes UFC Vancouver Card, Says He's the Best Fisherman in MMA

Las Vegas — Canada is 3-0 on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2025, with Ontario’s Cody Chovancek the latest name to find success. Originally hailing from Petrolia, not far from the Michigan border, Chovancek (9-0) now trains with Niagara Top Team, the same gym that has helped develop the careers of Jasmine Jasudavicius, Aaron Jeffery, and Mike Malott. “Now that the UFC is coming back to Canada more often, we’ve got to get more guys on the show.…

Canada's Chovancek earns UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series

Canadian bantamweight Cody (The Best Fisherman in MMA) Chovancek won his way into the UFC Tuesday after knocking out England’s Raphael Uchegbu on Dana White’s Contender Series. The 27-year-old from Petrolia, Ont., sent Uchegbu stumbling backwards with an overhand right to the chin, then finished him off with a left hook. The fight was stopped 10 seconds into the third round at the UFC’s Apex production facility. That emphatic finish earned him a…