Traveled a Unique Path to UFC Debut at Fight Night 50
A former competitor on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, Boston's Tateki Matsuda will make his UFC debut at Foxwoods in Ledyard, Connecticut on September 5 when he replaces the injured Dustin Kimura in a bantamweight bout against Chris Beal.
Following his close majority decision loss to Dustin Pague in the elimination round on TUF 14, Matsuda went back to the local scene and compiled four wins, including two straight in 2014 over Matt Doherty and Robbie Leroux. He will have a formidable task in front of him next Saturday in California's Beal, a TUF 18 cast member who won his UFC debut in April with a spectacular flying knee knockout of Patrick Williams.
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This T-shirt features the Tateki logo in a bold graphic print for a sleek, casual look. Pure cotton construction will keep you dry and fresh all day.
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- Made in the USA
- 100% polyester
- 4.5 oz (153 g)
- Unisex fit
- Lightweight
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Fought in the cage for nearly twenty years. Studied the science afterward. Now taking both to Mumbai. On 15–16 August 2026, Tateki Matsuda speaks on the Main Stage at Longevity Summit India 2026 at Fairmont Mumbai, with a talk titled The Fighter's Paradox: Stress Makes Us Stronger — Until It Doesn't. The summit is built on a five-dimensional framework — Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Flow — and is chaired scientifically by Dr. Arpit Bansal, who joined HOLOLIFE Summit Tokyo in 2025. Tokyo to Mumbai: the direction reverses.