"Big Frog" is returning to the UFC.
More than seven years and exactly 26 fights since his lone trip to the octagon, 33-year-old bantamweight Jeff Curran (33-13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today learned of the signing from sources close to the fighter.
He's expected to fight at a fall UFC event.
Curran, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, hasn't fought in the UFC since a decision loss to Matt Serra way back at UFC 46 in early 2004. Following his latest WEC stint (which concluded with four consecutive losses), Curran strung together four wins in five fights to get the UFC's attention.
Curran, who's also competed with PRIDE and Bellator, is based out of Illinois with his Team Curran camp. He also runs XFO, a popular regional promotion that's hosted three of his past four fights.
With more than 13 years of experience, Curran has picked up wins over notables such as Wagnney Fabiano, Rafael Assuncao, Jason Dent and Bao Quach. And even his WEC losing streak came solely to champs or former title challengers (Urijah Faber, Mike Brown, Joseph Benavidez and Takeya Mizugaki).
Although he's competed at featherweight and lightweight, he'll remain at 135 pounds for his upcoming UFC stint.
Source: Jeff Curran signs multi-fight UFC deal
He is worth it! Looking forward to see him in UFC!