5 new fighters earned UFC contracts on the newest episode of Contender Collection.
On Tuesday night time, the seventh episode of season eight of Contender Collection occurred in Las Vegas on the UFC APEX, and after 5 fights, UFC CEO Dana White handed out contracts to all 5 winners on the night time, solely the second time this season that’s occurred.
Voievodkin stuns Schoenfelder
In the primary occasion of the night, Danylo Voievodkin shocked Bailey Schoenfelder with a first-round submission victory that earned the 24-year-old a UFC contract.
The largest underdog on the cardboard, Voievodkin didn’t look it within the cage with Schoenfelder, setting the tempo proper from the opening bell. Schoenfelder tried to stay and transfer nevertheless it didn’t take Voievodkin lengthy to drop the previous Minnesota Golden Gopher soccer participant and instantly soar onto a rear-naked choke, getting the end in simply over one minute.
Frunza outlasts Kutsyi
Within the penultimate combat of the night, Daniel Frunza outlasted Vadym Kutsyi to attain a second-round TKO and earn a UFC contract.
With a formidable 17-1 resume coming into Contender Collection, Kutsyi had quite a lot of hype coming into the bout however Frunza began out scorching, buzzing the Belarussian early with combos. That lead Kutsyi to fall again on his wrestling for the rest of the spherical, even touchdown some huge photographs from on prime. However as soon as the second spherical began, Kutsyi’s gasoline tank was gone and Frunza turned up the warmth, overwhelming Kutsyi with strikes to earn the end and a UFC contract.
Christian submits Mazzeo
Within the third combat of the night, Kevin Christian pulled off a small comeback, submitting Francesco Mazzeo with a triangle armbar within the second spherical.
A powerful sight at 6-foot-7 as a light-weight heavyweight, Christian received off to a rocky begin as Mazzeo scored an early takedown and spent a lot of the first spherical in prime place. Christian tried a number of submissions however had little success and was additionally unable to get again to his ft. However within the second spherical, Mazzeo hit a cardio wall and after securing one other takedown, this time Christian was capable of throw on a triangle choke, ending the maneuver rapidly with an armbar extension added in for good measure.
After the combat, Dana White wasn’t fairly positive whether or not to signal Christian, however Mick Maynard made the decision and in the end Christian earned his spot within the UFC.
Vallejos dazzles towards Teague
Within the second bout of the night, Kevin Vallejos placed on a stunning show of putting towards Cam Teague, incomes a primary spherical knockout and a UFC contract.
Solely 22 years previous, Vallejos fell brief in his first try at Contender Collection final 12 months when he confronted Jean Silva and suffered his first profession defeat. This time across the Argentinian fighter had no such points, lighting Teague up with combos to the pinnacle and physique, overwhelming the beforehand undefeated fighter. It was a near-perfect efficiency from Vallejos and Dana White awarded the younger man a UFC contract because of this.
Thainara out-works Conceicao
Within the opening bout of the night, Alexia Thainara gained a unanimous resolution over Rose Conceicao and earned her spot within the UFC.
Thainara and Conceicao even have a historical past of coaching collectively and whereas typically that may lead fighters to be timid, that actually wasn’t the case for Thainara who got here out weapons blazing from the opening bell. Conceicao merely couldn’t preserve tempo with Thainara’s aggression and exercise as she received out-worked each spherical. In the end, Thainara handed her former coaching companion the primary defeat of her profession and earned a contract from Dana White.
Take a look at the DWCS week 7 outcomes beneath.
Danylo Voievodkin def. Bailey Schoenfelder by way of submission (rear-naked choke) — R1, 1:13
Daniel Frunza def. Vadym Kutsyi by way of TKO (punches) — R2, 3:30
Kevin Christian def. Francesco Mazzeo by way of submission (triangle armbar) — R2, 4:17
Kevin Vallejos def. Cam Teague by way of TKO (punches) — R1, 2:23
Alexia Thainara def. Rose Conceicao by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
