Malcolm Wellmaker will attempt to get back on track at UFC Fight
Night 276. | Getty/UFC

Malcolm
Wellmaker will look to return to winning ways in May. 

Wellmaker is scheduled to welcome debutant Juan Diaz at

UFC Fight Night 276 on May 16 in Las Vegas. Marcel Dorff
was first to report the pairing.

Prospects Collide

Wellmaker (10-1) gained early stardom as a welder who kept his
full-time job despite earning a
UFC contract on
Dana White’s Contender Series in 2024. Wellmaker finally quit
his job as a welder after earning a performance bonus with a
first-round knockout win over Cameron Saimaan in his UFC debut last
year. Wellmaker then made a quick turnaround to score another
bonus-winning knockout over Kris
Moutinho. Wellmaker was a massive favorite in his latest outing
against UFC debutant Ethyn Ewing
this past November. However, Wellmaker’s hype train was derailed as
he suffered his first professional loss against Ewing in a huge
upset. 

Meanwhile, Diaz (15-1) earned his contract with a highlight-reel
spinning back elbow knockout of Won Il Kwon
on the Contender Series last year. The Peruvian prospect is riding
an eight-fight winning streak overall.