Ignacio Bahamondes

Nationality

Chile

Born

1997-08-27

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight

156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)

Ignacio Antonio Bahamondes Carabantes (born August 27, 1997) is a Chilean professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the former Lux Lightweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Santiago, Chile, he followed his father's footsteps into kickboxing; his father is a former South American WKN kickboxing champion. After a successful amateur kickboxing career, he moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in mixed martial arts, settling in Miami alone and speaking no English.