Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Chris Curtis learned a lot from his only promotional defeat to date. Curtis (30-9, 4-1 UFC) ended 2022 on a high note, smashing Joaquin Buckley in the second frame of their UFC 282 encounter. Since joining the UFC in 2021, “The Action Man” has delivered three finishes as well as a decision victory over Rodolfo Vieira. The only stumbling block former CES MMA champion Curtis has encountered on his path thus far was Jack Hermansson, who outstruck Curtis en route to a unanimous decision victory in the UFC Fight Night 208 co-headliner in July. Curtis accepted that matchup on short notice, and confesses that he could have been wiser in his approach to the fight. At the same time, Curtis hopes to have the chance to meet “The Joker” again inside the Octagon someday. “That's my only shadow on the year. It's a learning experience. I can do a lot of things, man. I'm pretty amazing, but apparently, for me at that moment, two weeks just wasn't