Bella Mir has been under UFC contract since before her Contender Series appearance

Bella Mir just revealed she's been under UFC contract since before her Contender Series appearance, and honestly this changes everything about how we look at her journey so far. The UFC has been involved the whole time her regional fights are all building toward another DWCS opportunity. She's eyeing a late January return, most likely through Tough Enough in Vegas where the UFC can easily keep tabs on her progress. Way more calculated than it looked from the outside.