Christian Natividad
8-0 | 29 | US
Natividad was already close to a possible UFC opportunity, being on TUF, but it never happened. Natividad has been fighting in LFA ever since he turned pro. After a pair of knockout wins, he went on a streak of five straight decisions. Around that time, he wasn’t as active, so some probably forgot about him. Last October, he got back to his finishing ways with a third-round TKO. Even though the fights he went through to the decision, he looked great, but the UFC looks for finishes, and he’s capable 100%
Natividad is a polished boxer who works behind a clean jab, mixes in blitzes, and builds combinations around a looping left hook and sharp straight right. He throws almost no kicks, but uses feints and his lead hand well to stay unpredictable, keeping his striking crisp and controlled without overcommitting. If anything, he can be overly passive when ahead. His grappling is also solid, showing strong double-legs against the cage, good top control, and reliable submission defense to match his striking IQ.
Maybe another fight or two in LFA before a UFC call-up, but I’d like to see him there by year’s end.
Muhidin Abubakr is definitely a future UFC Champ