Taylor Lapilus (born 8 April 1992) is a French mixed martial artist and boxer who currently competes in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Before he began training in martial arts, he briefly attended college where he studied, and worked for a time as a welder.
[4] Lapilus was expected to make his promotional debut on 4 October 2014 as a short notice replacement against Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 53, filling in for an injured Robert Whiteford.
[5] However, the Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation subsequently deemed Lapilus an unsuitable opponent, and in turn, Charles Rosa was tabbed as the last-minute replacement.
[6] Lapilus eventually made his debut against Rocky Lee on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.
[10] Lapilus faced Érik Pérez on 21 November 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
In November 2019, it was revealed that Lapilus has signed with a new, Afro-European MMA promotion ARES Fighting Championship.
[19] Lapilus faced Demarte Pena for the vacant AFC Bantamweight Championship on April 16, 2022 at Ares FC 5.
[37] Furthermore, he is interested in Israeli fighting system Krav Maga and participated in several induction trainings and programmes.