\u013dudov\u00edt Klein is one of two UFC fighters born in Slovakia.<\/p>\n
Slovakia is a European country with a population of roughly 5.4 million. Among the millions of people, two are currently fighting in the UFC – Klein at lightweight and Martin Buday at heavyweight. Neither fighter is ranked, but they continue to put on entertaining fights.<\/p>\n
After earning his UFC contract on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series, Buday made his promotional debut in April 2022. He defeated Chris Barnett by a technical decision due to an illegal elbow, ending the fight early. Four months later, \u2018Badys\u2019 won his second bout under the UFC banner by taking out Lukasz Brzeski with a split decision. The 31-year-old heavyweight will make his third Octagon appearance against Jake Collier on April 29.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Klein became the first Slovakian-born UFC<\/a> fighter when he made his debut in September 2020. \u2018Mr.Highlight\u2019 quickly made a name for himself by taking out Shane Young with a first-round knockout. After defeating Young, the 28-year-old went on a two-fight skied by losing to Mike Trizano and Nate Landwehr.<\/p>\n Klein bounced back from back-to-back losses with a split-decision win against Devonte Smith. Four months later, \u2018Mr.Highlight\u2019 pulled off an upset win against Mason Jones to continue building momentum. The Slovakian-born fighter had hoped to extend his win streak on March 18, but things didn\u2019t go as planned.<\/p>\n \u013dudov\u00edt Klein<\/a> made his sixth Octagon appearance on the UFC 286<\/a> preliminary card. The 28-year-old was matched up against Jai Herbert, who was coming off a win against Kyle Nelson. Klein vs. Herbert featured several back-and-forth exchanges, but the outcome was altered by a third-round point deduction from a low blow by \u2018The Black Country Banger.\u2019<\/p>\n If Herbert didn\u2019t receive a point deduction, he would have been awarded a unanimous decision win. The bout was scored a majority draw with the scorecard reading 29-28 and 28-28 x2. \u2018The Black Country Banger\u2019 left disappointed as he wasn\u2019t able to secure the win in front of his English fans.<\/p>\n Check out the official scorecards for \u013dudov\u00edt Klein<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>vs. Jai Herbert below:<\/em><\/p>\n\u013dudov\u00edt Klein<\/strong> vs. Jai Herbert ends in a majority draw<\/h2>\n