4 UFC contracts have been awarded on Tuesday night time in week certainly one of season eight of Dana White’s Contender Sequence. DWCS airs weekly on ESPN+ for a span of 8-10 weeks and is licensed individually from the UFC. UFC CEO Dana White utilized for a promoter’s license, and it was said forward of the license being accepted that “this isn’t the UFC, this isn’t the UFC model, however as a substitute a promotion that may enable up and coming fighters the prospect to showcase their abilities in hopes that at some point they could compete within the UFC.”
On August 13, White awarded UFC contracts to Mansour Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone’er Kavanagh, who all picked up massive finishes on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Closed out the present 💪
Mansur Abdul-Malik dropped enormous elbows on his strategy to victory on #DWCS! pic.twitter.com/owY4lEQCQh
— UFC (@ufc) August 14, 2024
The physique work paid off 😤
Bruno Lopes takes care of enterprise!
Watch #DWCS NOW on @ESPNPlus 📺 pic.twitter.com/hvwYys9zZ1
— UFC (@ufc) August 14, 2024
Full DWCS Season 8, Week 1 outcomes beneath:
Mansur Abdul-Malik defeated Wes Schultz through TKO (punches) — Spherical 2, 3:55Rami Hamed defeated Ding Meng through unanimous resolution (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)Bruno Lopes defeated Mikhail Sazhiniani through TKO (physique punches) — Spherical 2, 4:14Jose Delgado defeated Ernie Juarez through knockout — Spherical 2, 1:25Lone’er Kavanagh defeated An Tuan Ho through knockout — Spherical 1, 2:35
