Brad Riddell

Brad Riddell is a professional mixed martial artist from New Zealand. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prior to joining UFC, Riddell competed for various promotions such as Powerplay MMA, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship and Venator FC.

Riddell was born on October 27, 1990 in Auckland, New Zealand. Growing up he was heavily interested in sports and athletics since his early youth days which included playing rugby union at school level. In 2012, he started training kickboxing and Muay Thai after being inspired by one of his friends who already trained the martial art form. His impressive performances during fights earned him invitations to various prestigious kickboxing tournaments around Europe such as Glory Kickboxing series where he went on to become a champion at 77kg weight class tournament held in 2016 in Spain.

In 2018 after multiple successful wins on both local and international stages, Riddell decided to take his career one step further by transitioning into mixed martial arts with an aim of competing under the UFC banner one day. His debut fight took place under Powerplay MMA promotion where he won against his opponent via submission within first round itself displaying remarkable grappling skills along with crisp striking combinations that led him towards victory lane eventually leaving no doubt among fans and pundits alike about what kind of potential this guy had hidden inside his hands ready to be unleashed onto bigger platforms like UFC soon enough.

Riddell made it big when he signed contract with UFC late 2019 making a name for himself as one of the most promising fighters from Down Under region which also earned him title “The Honey Badger” due to ferocious fighting style along with never-die spirit inside octagon cage regardless whatever situation arises during fight time itself putting out top notch performances every single time whenever walking out towards octagon cage even during pressure situations such as having short notice fights against tough opponents or facing premier opponents head-on without any hesitation whatsoever while always maintaining focus on winning goal shown throughout entire match duration before claiming final victory lap finally only adding more value into overall legacy every single time whenever walking out there onto center stage lights brightening up stadium area full house crowd cheering loudly prior each fight night showcasing pure confidence whenever stepping into ring all pumped up ready put absolute best effort each match until very end no matter what happens beforehand or afterwards regardless circumstances or conditions maybe rest assured that Brad Riddell will bring something fresh new awesomely entertaining experience watching live fights until either corner throws towel signifying end bout entirely just another unique fighter taken straight out Kiwi nation proudly standing its ground amongst other nations respective world stages same goes for Octagon too!