"Superman" should fly through this year if he can keep winning.Dennis Hallman (42-13-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) this week signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC on the heels of a booking against T.J. Waldburger at UFC Fight Night 24.
It's but an added bonus that the event is a short drive from his home in Yelm, Wash. UFC Fight Night 24 takes place March 26 at Seattle's Key Arena and airs live on Spike.
While the card is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Tito Ortiz, a rematch between Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan today became the first fight officially announced for the event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was informed of Hallman's new contract by a source close to the fighter after confirmation of the welterweight matchup.
Hallman's long and storied career has recently taken an upswing inside the octagon. He sent Karo Parisyan out of the organization with a first-round TKO victory at UFC 123 this past November and did the same to Ben Saunders after a decision win at UFC 117 earlier in the year.
Hallman this past year discovered a long-running problem with Celiac disease – an allergy to wheat – that had been affecting energy levels both in training and fighting. After cutting grain out of his diet, he said he feels like a new man. The change led him to flirt with the possibility of dropping to the lightweight class, though he later reconsidered the idea.
The 35-year-old father of four is the first man to claim back-to-back victories over UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes.
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