Get to know TUF finalist Kaan Ofli, who wants Ortega-Lopes backup spot at UFC 306

Kaan Ofli

Age: 31
Record: 11-2-1
Nickname: “Genghis”
Division: Featherweight
Opponent: Mairon Santos
Path to final: Decision win over Nathan Fletcher, first-round submission of Roedie Roets

On getting to the UFC

Kaan Ofli

“Now it feels real. Before, in the “Ultimate Fighter” house, that whole experience still didn’t feel real. But it feels real now. Now I believe in myself. Now I believe that I was meant to be here this whole time.”

On his TUF experience

“For me...