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Daukaus (17-4) is scheduled to fight Bo Nickal (8-1) in a middleweight matchup on the UFC White House card on June 14. The placement of Daukaus on the seven-bout billing surprised many, given that one year ago, Daukaus was on the outside of the UFC looking in. His first stint did not go well, with the Pennsylvanian washing out of the promotion with a record of 2-4-1.
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After leaving the UFC, “The D’Arce Knight” saddled back up with his developmental organization of Cage Fury Fighting Championships in the tri-state area. In the span of a year, Daukaus crushed four foes to pick up a title and rebuild his confidence. A late replacement opportunity against Michel Pereira in 2025 worked in his favor as he staged the surprise upset in his UFC return to make himself one to watch in the division going forward. His 50-second submission of Gerald Meerschaert springboarded him into the biggest opportunity of his career.
Hated the UFC, hated the sport
Daukaus recently revealed that he did not have good feelings about the UFC after he was released the first time. While he kept training, Daukaus admitted that he wasn’t even sure if he would continue fighting professionally, and even shied away from watching UFC fights for a few months. However, he then consciously decided that he had to make his way back into the UFC if he wanted to continue fighting for a living. Daukaus said in an interview with the UFC:
“I kind of hated the UFC, to be honest with you, after that happened. Not like hated the company in itself, but just hated the sport itself. I didn’t watch any of the fights for a good three or four months. I trained a ton but I really kind of got away from the UFC, got away from watching it. And I wasn’t really sure if I was gonna continue. I was really hesitant on what was gonna happen. Then I told myself that if I’m gonna continue to do this, I had to get back to the UFC. There’s no ifs and buts about it. This is what I’m gonna do and I’m gonna get back, and here I am.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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