Name: Kurt Warburton
Weight class: Lightweight
Fighting: Spencer Fisher
Record: 6-1, four wins by knockout and one by submission, for various promotions in England
Recent body of work: Defeated Tom Maguire by unanimous decision at "Strike and Submit 12" last October to win the Strike and Submit lightweight title.
Who he is: Warburton is one of two Wolfslair fighters debuting at UFC 120 (along with Rob Broughton). Most notably, Warburton holds a TKO victory over Ultimate Fighter 9 winner Ross Pearson. Pearson and Warburton have actually fought three times, with the first bout going to draw and the second fight going to Pearson by armbar submission. However, those bouts took place at a semi-pro level, so they're not reflected in Warburton's record.
Name: Paul Sass
Weight class: Lightweight
Fighting: Mark Holst
Record: 10-0, nine wins by submission, for England-based promotions Cage Gladiators and OMMAC
Recent body of work: Defeated Rob Sinclair by split decision at "OMMAC 2: Business As Usual" to win the OMMAC lightweight title, then submitted Jason Young at "OMMAC 4: Victorious."
Who he is: Sass holds the world record for consecutive wins by triangle chokes with seven, earning him the nickname "Sassangle." Only two of Sass' ten opponents have made it out of the first round. The Liverpool-based fighter trains out of the Next Generation UK gym with UFC fighter Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor and Terry Etim.
Name: Stanislav Nedkov
Weight class: Light Heavyweight
Fighting: Steve Cantwell
Record: 11-0, five wins by knockout and four by submission, for Shooto, Sengoku and other promotions in Bulgaria and Japan
Recent body of work: Defeated UFC veterans Travis Wiuff and Kevin Randleman in Sengoku (by TKO and split decision respectively), then submitted Helgiy Augustin Eygen by rear-naked choke at Max Fight XIII in Bulgaria.
Who he is: Nedkov was originally scheduled to make his UFC debut against Rodney Wallace at UFC 117, but he was forced off of the card with an injury.
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