Welcome to the UFC: Hunter & Ricci

The UFC talent onslaught continues as we get ready for UFC on Fox 21. With the Vancouver card just around the corner, I’m going to take a better look at the latest batch of signing looking to make their debut. I already talked about Felipe Silva in a previous article, so this time around I’m focused on newcomers Adam Hunter (no not that Adam Hunter) debuting against fellow newcomer Ryan Janes, and Alex Ricci co-debuting against opponent Jeremy Kennedy. There’s not much tape on Kennedy or Janes, so they’re taking a back seat to their opponents. Anyway…

Who is Adam Hunter?

The 32-year-old “Warhammer” is a middleweight fighter working out of Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts under head coach Jeff Harrison, as well as a number of other local gyms. He’ll be coming to the UFC with a 7-1 record, having won all his bouts since losing his pro-debut back in 2010. All Hunter’s wins come by way of stoppage with 6 KOs and 1 submission. He’s only been out of the first round once. Hunter’s level of competition isn’t terrible, but it’s not exceptionally notable either. He’s largely been facing similarly experienced talent on the way up, fighting in regional Canadian shows. His biggest win to date came in his last bout where he defeated UFC vet Chris Dempsey. Outside of MMA, Hunter is a Canadian Armed forces veteran with a background in boxing and wrestling.

What you should expect:

The hallmarks of Hunter’s MMA performances have largely been raw physicality. He’s a big, thickly built bruising fighter. Of course, the flip side of being known as a brawler is that he’s not much of a technician. Hunter likes to wade in, hands flying, head hunting, come what may. He’s a decently powerful clinch boxer, but can be a bit of a wall-n-stall fighter if he gets tied up against the fence. He also can eat some really hard shots coming in with his hands low, looking to throw with power. But the mixture of toughness and aggression and power …

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