UFC fighter's LA King brother drops the gloves for NHL hockey 'scrap of the season'
03/30/2025 03:43 PM
UFC welterweight Mike Malott isn’t the only member of his family who can fight.
Mike Malott is considered by many as the modern face of Canadian MMA after a strong start to his UFC tenure. The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate is 4-1 in the UFC Octagon, and is fresh off a win over Trevin Giles in November.
Malott’s brother, Jeff, isn’t too shabby either.
Jeff Malott is a standout professional hockey player for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. While Mike and Jeff are a lot alike in terms of appearance, they also share a feisty side when the moment calls for it.
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Mike Malott’s brother stars in viral NHL fight during Kings vs. Maple Leafs
Jeff Malott and Toronto Maple Leafs player Brandon Carlo got into it just minutes into the first period during Saturday night’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and Maple Leafs. Malott and Carlo traded big shots during the tilt as the fight went viral on social media.
Both Malott and Carlo were served with penalities stemming from the brawl, but shared a laugh afterwards in the penalty box. The Maple Leafs went on to get the last laugh after the Malott/Carlo fight, defeating the Kings by a final score of 3-1.
It didn’t take long for Mike to give his brother Jeff a shoutout on social media after the fight.
“Way to [get] ’em going [Jeff[!” Mike shared in a recent Instagram post.
Bare Knuckle FC adding a hockey-fight inspired promotion
This isn’t the first time that the MMA and hockey worlds have collided in 2025. UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre got the crowd riled up before a USA vs. Canada game earlier this year, a game that started with three fights just seconds into the action.
Bare Knuckle FC is also launching a BKFC Ice Wars promotion in June. The 12-bout launch card features ‘The Ice Box’, a 900-square-foot arena designed to replicate hockey fights.
In 2006, a combat sports event called ‘Battle of the Hockey Enforcers’ took place in British Columbia, Canada, featuring a slew of minor league hockey players brawling. UHL vet Dean Mayrand took home $62,250 for surviving the fight tournament.
As of this writing, Mike Malott’s next UFC fight has yet to be booked, but he’s expected to return later this year. Before a loss to Neil Magny at UFC 297, Malott was on the fast track to the welterweight Top 15.
