Another Tuesday night of MMA at the UFC Apex is upon us. Later this evening, the Apex plays host to week two of season eight of Dana White’s Contender Series. Live coverage begins at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on ESPN+ inside the United States.
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As usual, tonight’s card features five fights.
Main Event
At the top of the bill this evening is a welterweight fight between Pat Pytlik (9-1 MMA) and Andreas Gustafsson (10-2 MMA.) This is a three-round fight at five minutes per round to close the show.
Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, heavyweights take to the cage when Rizvan Kuniev (12-2-1 MMA, 1-0 DWCS) returns to fight Hugo Cunha (8-1 MMA) in the co-headlining affair.
Rest of the Card
Also on tonight’s card, you’ll see a bantamweight contest between Cortavious Romious (8-2 MMA, 0-1 DWCS) and Michael Imperato (12-6 MMA), a middleweight bout pitting Cam Rowston (8-2 MMA) against Torrez Finney (8-0 MMA), and a bantamweight fight versing Billy Brand (5-1 MMA) with Cody Haddon (6-1 MMA.)
DWCS 68 Results:
Card: (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+)
Main Event: Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik by TKO (Knees) at 3:20 into Round 2. Gustafsson awarded UFC contract.
Co-Main Event: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 4:59 into Round 1. Kuniev awarded UFC contract.
Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by Unanimous Decision (30-27 30-27, 30-27.) Romious awarded UFC contract.
Torrez Finney def. Cam Rowston by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:09 into Round 1. Haddon awarded UFC contract. 250th lifetime contract on Contender Series.
