This weekend, Mantas Kondratavicius joins a small group of Lithuanian athletes to make the walk and fight on the biggest stage in the sport when he makes his promotional debut in London against Antonio Trocoli.
“It’s a lot because it’s a small country, there’s not many of us, so it’s a big honor to be here to, to represent my country,” said the 26-year-old middleweight, who joins Julija Stoliarenko, Modestas Bukauskas, Ernesta Kareckaite, and Zygimantas Ramaska as Lithuanians to fight under the UFC banner.
Representation in all forms matters and is especially meaningful in instances like this, when there is such a limited population with whom one can identify.