Andre Soukhamthath Re-Signs With UFC

Andre Soukhamthath picked up his first win in the UFC when he defeated Luke Sanders at UFC Fight Night Fresno.

As a reward for his effort, a brand new five fight contract has been offered by the UFC and signed by the fighter.

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It was Soukhamthath who made the announcement via Instagram:

 

 

Here’s my exciting news. The @ufc is giving me an early #Christmas gift ----. Just signed my 2nd contract for a 5 fight deal. Stay tuned for a fight announcement!!! #Blessed #UFC #Thankyouforthesupport Special thanks to @jamiesouk @topgamemanagement coaches and teammates. The team is strong.

A post shared by Andre Soukhamthath (@andresoukmma) on Dec 22, 2017 at 8:26am PST

Soukhamthath current has a 1-2-0 record in the UFC (12-5-0 overall), defeating Luke Sanders, while suffering defeats to Albert Morales and Alejandro Perez. Two of Soukhamthath’s three fights in the UFC came with the fighter as a short notice replacement, those bouts came against Sanders and Morales.

The now re-signed Soukhamthath said a fight announcement was coming soon in his Instagram post, but did not reveal an opponent or fight date at this time. The fighter is also a former CES MMA Featherweight Champion, defeating Kody Nordby to win the gold in 2016.