Throughout week three of Dana White’s Contender Sequence, White solely awarded three contracts. Now that fighters are conscious a win does not instantly equal a contract, they could step up their sport a bit.
Here is how the entire night time performed out from Las Vegas, NV
Welterweight: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates
In the primary occasion, the primary spherical was a scramble each on the toes and on the bottom however it seemed like Prates was getting the higher of the exchanges on the toes and Ramirez higher on the bottom.
Within the second spherical, Prates landed a single punch that dropped Ramirez and earned himself a UFC contract.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Carlos Prates defeated Mitch Ramirez by way of TKO, Spherical 2 – 1:14
Walked. OFF. 😳Carlos Prates ends our final battle of the night time in type! #DWCS pic.twitter.com/fCPeA2hyZI
— UFC (@ufc) August 30, 2023
Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui vs. Marco Tulio
Within the co-main, it was a fair first spherical with each fighters scoring good pictures on the opposite. Within the closing moments of the primary spherical, Tulio could have edged it with an enormous takedown.
Within the second, it was a struggle. It was going to be one other arduous spherical to attain.
Within the third, Tulio turned up the warmth and commenced unloading on Belgaroui, who seemed drained. He then labored Belgaroui to the canvas the place he landed vicious elbows with greater than two minutes left within the battle.
Complete dominance by Tulio.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Marco Tulio defeated Yousri Belgaroui by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Timothy Cuamba vs. Mateo Vogel
With two finishes earlier than them, it was time to carry out within the third battle of the night time. And that is precisely what they did. After a flurry of punches from Cuamba, Vogel did his finest to cease him with takedown makes an attempt however Cuamba was too fast and obtained the higher of the spherical.
Within the second, Vogel was far more in management, managing the space however nonetheless consuming large pictures. It might be a a lot tougher spherical to evaluate as they entered the third.
Within the third, it was do or die. It was clear one in all them needed a end. After a back-and-forth on the toes, Vogel took Cuamba down and held him on his again for the remainder of the spherical, trying a rear-naked choke however by no means fairly getting it below the chin. They went to the scorecards.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Timothy Cuamba defeated Mateo Vogel by way of unanimous choice (29-28 x3)
Completely little question about it!Thomas Petersen will get the faucet in Spherical 2 and secures our second end of the night time 💪 #DWCS pic.twitter.com/0i690c6KZs
— UFC (@ufc) August 30, 2023
Heavyweight: Thomas Petersen vs. Chandler Cole
The heavyweights wasted no time getting proper into the battle with Cole touchdown big pictures on Petersen earlier than Peterson dragged him to the bottom. A submission try close to the top of the spherical almost ended Cole however he was in a position to battle on and survive by the primary spherical.
Within the second spherical, Petersen was in a position to end the submission he began within the first and ended Cole’s probabilities of changing into a UFC fighter.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Thomas Petersen defeated Chandler Cole by way of submission (kimura), Spherical 2 – 1:08
THAT is the way you kick off a brand new episode of #DWCS 🔥Bolaji Oki opens the present with some huge hanging! pic.twitter.com/eDasAv8QXG
— UFC (@ufc) August 30, 2023
Light-weight: Bolaji Oki vs. Dylan Salvador
Oki was piecing up Salvador within the first spherical however after a couple of minutes of getting comfy, Salvador was combating again. Nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient as a result of Oki completed him with a flurry of strikes within the very first spherical.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Bolaji Oki defeated Dylan Salvador by way of TKO, Spherical 1 – 2:46
