‘I’m getting to live out my dream:’ Adam Fugitt fights his way from Eugene to the UFC

Adam Fugitt still remembers the moment his teenage dreams came true.

It was July 30, 2022. At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, almost 20,000 people packed the arena for one of the most anticipated events of the year: UFC 277 .

Ultimate Fighting Championship –or UFC–is the world’s leading Mixed Martial Arts promotion company, bringing in the best fighters from every corner of the globe and every walk of life.

It was a long way from Fugitt’s hometown of Eugene, where he had fallen in love with fighting more than a decade earlier.

After weigh-ins, press conferences and coach pep talks, some of the biggest names in MMA geared up for their fights.

Among the newcomers was Fugitt. At 33, he wasn’t the youngest rookie in the big leagues, but he’d been on a journey to this