So, we have some more Contender Series grades for you. These shows are getting a lot better. When the show first started, there were some real duds, but with real matchmaking and real research “Dana White” was able to put together some great fights this season.
Jimmy Flick, Ronnie Lawrence, William Knight Khizriev, Drako Rodriguez, Phil Hawes and Tafon Nchukwi all got contracts on weeks 5 and 6
Here are grades of the talent on the show. These grades are only based on their Contender Series performance, and not their performance before, in other organizations.
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Tucker Lutz
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Chase Gibson
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William Knight
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Cody Brundage
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Ronnie Lawrence
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Jose Johnson
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Jimmy Flick
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Nate Smith
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Melsik Baghdasaryan
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Dennis Buzukja
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Aliaskhab Khizriev
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Henrique Shiguemoto
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Drako Rodriguez
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Mana Martinez
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Phil Hawes
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Khadzhimurat Bastaev
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Sherrard Blackledge
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Cameron Church
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Tefon Nchukwi
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Al Matavao
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Summary
- Lutz started slow, and ended slow, and Gibson couldn’t keep his hands up
- Knight had Herb Dean influence the fight a little bit, to get a comeback on Brundage
- Lawrence show total MMA against Johnson
- Flick and Smith had a grapplefest
- Baghdasaryan beat up on the whooping stick that is Dennis Buzukja
- Khrizriev just showed Shiguemoto what they do in Dagestan
- Drako Rodriguez threw up a triangle to finish the reckless Martinez
- Hawes looked the best on the show against Bestaev
- Blackledge showed total MMA, but Church is super tough
- Matavao was chasing the KO, and ducking his head way too much Against Nchukwi