When Kevin Vallejos touched down in Las Vegas last December for his clash with Giga Chikadze on the final fight card of the year, he arrived on his birthday, which meant that the celebrations would have to be delayed until after his fight.
As a confessed food lover who has raved about the gloriousness of the first bite of post-fight pizza, postponing his birthday indulgences until his first year in the UFC was complete created an opportunity to crank things up a notch.
In the penultimate UFC bout of 2025, Vallejos scored the biggest win of his career, registering a second-round knockout win over Chikadze with a spinning backfist, pushing him to 3-0 in his rookie campaign and vaulting him into the Top 15, setting the table, pun intended, for a massive, celebratory feast.