Ultimate Fighting Championship victory for your fellow US Marines.
Nolan (8-5) is scheduled to face Court McGhee (22-14) in a welterweight bout. UFC 332 Oct. 3 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. He began training in MMA while serving in the Marines and has always wanted to represent the Marines at the highest level of MMA.
Eric Nolan looks for his first UFC win against Court McGhee at UFC 332
Nolan believes he has disappointed his fellow Marines by losing both of his UFC fights so far and is looking to earn his first Octagon win on Saturday.
“When I started MMA, I always said I wanted to represent the United States Marine Corps at the highest level of the sport,” Nolan told MMA Fighting. “And it took me eight years to get here. And I finally have a chance to do it. And I’ve let them down. And I know my brothers and sisters have my back. So now it’s time to turn it up and show the world why I’m in the UFC.”
Nolan enlisted in the Marine Corps right out of high school in 2015 and served until 2019. He also revealed that his DMs are flooded with messages from Marines every time he fights and that he tries to reply to everyone to keep them motivated.
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Eric Nolan reveals that his fellow Marines flooded his DMs after the fights:“Every time I’ve been in combat, I’ve always responded to every Marine. I try to get back to all of them because I know what they go through every day.”
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29 September 2026
