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Meet UFC's newest UK signing who is ex-paratrooper and once finished Paddy Pimblett
UFC stardom following brushes with the law and living out of his car - and he believes his journey to bantamweight glory is just about to begin.Camchida returns to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade this Saturday a full 18 months after he was thrust into the global limelight with a bout against Kyler Phillips on just ten days notice, after being described as having a "wild and crazy style from bell to bell" by UFC president Dana White.Although that bout didn't go his way, the Kent-based fighter who has enjoyed first-round triumphs in all 10 of his successful bouts, is ready to extend his recent record to seven wins from eight outings by seeing off the threat of Qileng Aori at the UFC Apex.Else's out of the ordinary route into MMA begun after watching UFC action with fellow paras while on tour in Afghanistan, and became a way for him to stay out of trouble after he was taken off frontline duty after losing his hearing during an exercise on tour.Speaking to Daily Star Sport this week, Else said of his injury: "I can talk about it more openly now because I'm not ashamed of it, but at the time I was devastated.
