Wow…One of the most brutal endings to a fight you’ll see in 2017, watch out for this guy…
Featuring some top prospects from the regional rankings, Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series has been awesome. Not replacing The Ultimate Fighter, DWTNCS brings a refreshing look at current unranked hopefuls.
White’s aim is to bring relatively unknown fighters to the big stage. Giving them one chance to shine, these contenders simply have to impress the UFC president and Sean Shelby.
Sounds straight forward enough, and there are some hidden gems out there. With some highlight reel knockouts and submissions, as well as some crazy wars, the show is proving to be a big hit.
Fighters who manage to impress White, which hasn’t been a great deal so far, are awarded UFC contracts. During the first seven shows, that featured 50 hopefuls, only 16 have been awarded jobs as active UFC fighters.
Unsurprisingly the man who made Dana White do this has been given a contract:
Check out the reaction from @DanaWhite, @SeanShelby & @Mickmaynard2!
Spectacular KO by @JMarquezMMA! #ContenderSeries pic.twitter.com/8mYYrnzg0l
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) August 2, 2017
The Famous Dana Reaction…But Who Made it Happen?
Fighting out of Syndicate MMA, 27-year-old 6-1 prospect Julian Marquez was the man of the hour in episode four. Going up against Phil Hawes, Marquez put on a fantastic striking display.
Finally getting the job done with a harrowing head kick, Marquez went on to call out Michael Bisping and Robert Whittaker.
Check out his BRUTAL knockout on the Youtube player below:
DWTNCS Season 1 Results List
Episode 1
Kurt Holobaugh def. Matt Bessette by KO (punches)
Azunna Anyanwu def. Greg Rebello by KO (punches)
Boston Salmon def. Ricky Turcios by unanimous decision
Charles Byrd def. Jamie Pickett by submission (arm triangle choke)
Joby Sanchez def. Manny Vazquez by unanimous decision
Episode 2
Daniel Spohn def. Angel DeAnda by submission (arm triangle)
Sean O’Malley def. Alfred Khashakyan by KO (punch) in Round One
Thanh Le def. Lazar Stojadinovic by KO (head kick and punches) at 1:35 of Round Two
Sidney Outlaw def. Michael Cora by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27)
Casey Kenney def. Cee Jay Hamilton by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Episode 3
Ryan Spann vs. Karl Roberson — Roberson def. Spann by KO (elbows) at 0:15 of Round One
Kyle Stewart vs. Jason Jackson — Stewart def. Jackson by TKO (ankle injury) at 0:21 of Round Two
Chase Waldon vs. Geoffrey Neal — Neal def. Waldon by TKO (punches) at 1:56 of Round One
Daniel Jolly vs. Alonzo Menifield — Menifield def. Jolly by TKO (eye injury) at 5:00 of Round One
Dan Ige vs. Luis Raul Gomez Alvarez — Ige def. Gomez by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of Round Three
More Results
Episode 4
Phil Hawes vs. Julian Marquez — Marquez def. Hawes by KO (head kick) at 2:20 of Round Two
James Gray v. Kyler Phillips — Phillips def. Gray by TKO (elbows and punches) at 0:46 Round One
Ronaldo Candido vs. Carlos Candelario — Candelario def. Candido by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Austin Arnett vs. Brandon Davis — Davis def. Arnett by unanimous decision
John Castañeda vs. Cheyden Leialoha — Castañeda def. Leialoha by unanimous decision
Episode 5
Jamelle Jones vs. Mike Rodriguez — Rodriguez def. Jones by KO (flying knee and punch) at 2:15 of Round One
Julio Arce vs. Peter Petties — Arce def. Petties by TKO (punches) at 2:39 of Round Two
Kevin Gray vs. Alex Perez — Perez def. Gray by submission (anaconda choke) at 2:54 of Round One
Donavon Frelow vs. Ricky Simon — Simon def. Frelow by split decision
Everett Sims vs. Shelton Graves — Graves def. Sims by TKO (knees) at 2:20 of Round Three
