Contender Series 2021 Week 1

I’ve been away for a little bit. Pandemic stuff, btw we’re still in the Pandemic, I posted a little while back that we were getting out of it. The Delta variant dragged us back in for a little bit.

I think this was a solid opening card for week one of DWCS. The 1st loser picked up a contract, and I thought all the fights were fun

Guys that got contracts on this show were: AJ Fletcher, Victor Altamirano, Carlos Candelario, Joanderson Brito, Azamat Murzakanov. – That’s 5 contracts and 4 fights

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.

  • AJ Fletcher
  • Leonardo Damiani
  • Victor Altamirano
  • Carlos Candelario
  • Joanderson Brito
  • Diego Lopes
  • Azamat Murzakanov
  • Matheus Scheffel
3.5

Summary

  • AJ Fletcher looked dynamic IMO, he didnt look polished (not yet), but I think he made the right decisions at the right time, and he had a pretty sweet KO
  • Damiani looked good and aggressive, but he lacked a little bit of composure IMO
  • I thought Altamirano won that fight, and I’m not even being biased, I think he did more damage, I think it would be fun if the UFC had an immediate rematch in the UFC with Carlos Candelario
  • I was a little upset at how the Brito fight ended, hopefully they bring Diego Lopes back
  • Azamat Murzakanov just had a little better footwork than Matheus Scheffel