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Contender Series 2021 Week 4

Contender Series 2021 Week 4

Richard

Worse week of this season IMHO

I think I understand what’s going on with the Contender Series this year. If you have a name and you’re supposed to be in the UFC already… All you have to do is win your fight, and you’re in. …If you dont have a name, and your call-up is premature, then you’ll have to win impressively
Guys that got contracts on this show were: AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez

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 read more

Contender Series 2021 Week 2

Contender Series 2021 Week 2

Richard

Week 2 was a good week for the Contender Series, I thought all the fights were pretty entertaining.

Guys that got contracts on this show were: Josh Quinlan, Chidi Njokuani, Saimon Oliveira, CJ Vergara and Chad Anheliger.

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.

Contender Series 2021 Week 1

Contender Series 2021 Week 1

Richard

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 read more

Top 10 Stand-outs from Dana White’s Contender Series 2020

Top 10 Stand-outs from Dana White’s Contender Series 2020

Richard

I saw all the Contender series fights this season, as I did in 2019. I rated everyone on their performance, and this is my top 10 list. Anyway these are based on their show performance, and is not an overall rating of the fighter.

  • Phil Hawes……………4.5/5
  • Louis Cosce……………4.5/5
  • Ronnie Lawrence …….4/5
  • Jimmy Flick…………….4/5
  • Luis Saldana……………4/5
  • Natan Levy……………..4/5
  • Adrian Yanez …………4/5
  • Impa Kasanganay …..4/5
  • Cheyanne Buys ……… 4/5
  • Aliaskhab Khizriev…..4/5
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    Contender Series 2020 Week 10

    Contender Series 2020 Week 10

    Richard

    Ok, so the Contender Series came to a close with a pretty crappy card IMO

    So now we’re done. We had a little hiatus with the Fight Island break, and we’re back to finish the season. Over-all it was a good season. Probably only about 3 bad cards out of 10, I’d call this a bad card. -whatever

    Guys that got contracts on this show were: Victoria Leonardo, Tucker Lutz, Gloria de Paula, JP Buys, and Nick Maximov got some kinda Ultimate Fighter deal

    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. read more

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 8 and 9

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 8 and 9

    Richard

    They did a great job of taking the Tuesday out of that Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, because it wasn’t held on a Tuesday for week 8. I guess that they wanted to get around that pesky presidential garbage. Anyway, there were a lot of mismatches on week 8. On week 9 there were a lot more even contests

    Fighters that got contracts were:

    Jared Vanderaa, Luis Saldana, Ignacio Bahamondes, Carlos Ulberg, Luana Pinheiro, Nikolas Motta and Natan Levy

    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. read more

    Contender Series 2020 Week 7

    Contender Series 2020 Week 7

    Richard

    I think the show took a little bit of a dip in week 7. Horrible commentary on the Week 7 show – Maybe yelling is part of calling fights. Fighters have to make their own decisions inside that cage, and I just dont think anybody should disrespect them.

    Fighters that got contracts were Jordan Williams, Collin Anglin and Danyelle Wolfe

    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. read more

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 5 and 6

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 5 and 6

    Richard

    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. read more

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 3 and 4

    Contender Series 2020 Weeks 3 and 4

    Richard

    I posted on my Twitter that the Contender Series bridges the gap between UFC fans and MMA fans, and I stand by that statement. It allows the specific, brand driven UFC fans to open up to other organizations.

    Great Professional performances on week 3 and 4. Guys that got contracts were: Louis Cosce, Cheyanne Buys, Orion Cosce, Josh Parisian, Jamie Pickett, Rafael Alves, Jeffrey Molina and Collin Huckbody

    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. read more