Another Tuesday night means another night of fights for MMASucka staff picks.
Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 7, Week 4, also titled as Dana White’s Contender Series 60, will take place in a few short hours tonight, August 29th from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fighters looking for the golden ticket – A.K.A., a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship awarded by company President Dana White and company – will contest for their shot at 8:00pm ET (5:00pm PT) on ESPN+.
Stay tuned to MMASucka for live results from Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 7, Week 4.
Be sure to recap our staff picks from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 225: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie event from Singapore.
The Fights
In the night’s featured main event, welterweights (170 pounds) will clash between Carlos Prates and Mitch Ramirez. Well-versed Brazilian striker Prates has spent most time competing under the ONE Warrior Series, Standout Fighting Tournament, and, most recently, Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he has compiled six straight wins including a current run of five in-a-row by knockout in the first round. His opponent, Ramirez, has won in all of his five amateur and seven professional fights with his most recent finish roughly four months ago over former Bellator competitor Jeremie Holloway.
15 pounds heavier sees Yousri Belgaroui and Marco Tulio Silva set to meet in the co-main event at middleweight (185 pounds). Seven-time MMA fighter Belgaroui brings in an impressive kickboxing resume having contested three times for the Glory Middleweight Championship as well as promotional wins over former champions Alex Pereira and Jason Wilnis. Looking to better him sees opponent Tulio Silva who has secured wins in all but one of his professional MMA appearances since June of 2017.
In the featherweight division (145 pounds), 24-year-old Las Vegas native Timothy Cuamba hopes for the hometown showdown to go in his favor as he fights two-time defending Battlefield Fight League Featherweight Champion Mateo Vogel.
Two additional fights make up the awaiting card. The Ultimate Fighter: Season 30 competitor Chandler Cole takes on former LFA Heavyweight Champion Thomas Peterson in a heavyweight battle (265 pounds) while Muay Thai and Kickboxing talent Dylan Salvador makes his first appearance of the year against the seven-fight win streak of Bolaji Oki in the lightweight class (155 pounds).
Find who is picked to win by the MMASucka crew further below for Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 7, Week 4.
2023 Staff Picks
MMASucka staff picks are composed of five promotions: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, ONE Championship, the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS). UFC and Bellator events feature picks from only main cards. PFL will feature select fights from the main and preliminary card while DWCS sees all fights counted from the event. ONE Championship returns to picks for the first time since 2020 and will feature only mixed martial arts (MMA) fights selected from cards with a minimum three matchups.
The WINNER of staff picks at the end of 2023, who picked the most victorious fighters, will have a choice between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or a chain from Championship Chains. Staff picks in 2022 was won by Wesley Riddle with a record of 264-135.
Who wins at Dana White’s Contender Series 60?
Staff Records after Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 7, Week 3:
1. Ben Jamieson: 201-104
2. Michael DeSantis: 196-109
3. Jeremy Brand: 192-113
4T. Wesley Riddle: 189-116
4T. Nate Freeman: 189-116
6. Frazer Krohn: 184-121
7. Julio Monteros Jr.: 172-102
8. Jack Goodwillie: 148-83
9. Andrew Benjamin: 142-126
10. Brian Knight: 134-80
11. Tim Wheaton: 105-60
12. Roemello Reyes: 62-34
13. Jonathan Andrade: 31-24
14. Brandon Joint: 12-9
15. Andrew Harbaugh: 10-7
16. Joshua Yule: 7-6
17. Chris De Santiago: 6-6
18. Antwyn Jackson: 5-6
*Note – not all staff pick for every event*
*Note – PFL 9 2023 & UFC Fight Night 225 picks will be added to the above records NEXT weekend*
Dylan Salvador (5-1), -170
vs.
Bolaji Oki (7-1), +142
Lightweight Division
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Salvador via Round 3 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Salvador via Split Decision
Michael DeSantis: Oki via Round 2 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Oki via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Salvador via Round 3 SUB
Nate Freeman: Salvador via Unanimous Decision
Ben Jamieson: Salvador via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Salvador: 5
Staff picking Oki: 2
Chandler Cole (10-3), +310
vs.
Thomas Petersen (7-1), -395
Heavyweight Division
– 265 LBS. ~ 120.2 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Petersen via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Petersen via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis: Cole via Split Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Cole via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Cole via Round 1 TKO
Nate Freeman: Petersen via Round 1 TKO
Ben Jamieson: Petersen via Round 1 TKO
Staff picking Cole: 3
Staff picking Petersen: 4
Timothy Cuamba (6-1), +130
vs.
Mateo Vogel (8-2), -155
Featherweight Division
– 145 LBS. ~ 65.8 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Cuamba via Round 2 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Vogel via Round 2 SUB
Michael DeSantis: Vogel via Round 1 SUB
Andrew Benjamin: Vogel via Round 1 SUB
Frazer Krohn: Vogel via Round 3 SUB
Nate Freeman: Vogel via Round 2 SUB
Ben Jamieson: Vogel via Round 1 TKO
Staff picking Cuamba: 1
Staff picking Vogel: 6
Yousri Belgaroui (5-2), -125
vs.
Marco Tulio Silva (9-1), +105
Middleweight Division
– Co-Main Event –
– 185 LBS. ~ 83.9 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Belgaroui via Round 1 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Tulio Silva via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis: Tulio Silva via Round 2 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Belgaroui via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Tulio Silva via Round 2 TKO
Nate Freeman: Tulio Silva via Unanimous Decision
Ben Jamieson: Belgaroui via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Belgaroui: 3
Staff picking Tulio Silva: 4
Carlos Prates (16-6), -265
vs.
Mitch Ramirez (7-0), +215
Welterweight Division
– Main Event –
– 170 LBS. ~ 77.1 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Ramirez via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Prates via Round 2 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Prates via Round 2 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Prates via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Ramirez via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Prates via Round 2 TKO
Ben Jamieson: Prates via Round 3 TKO
Staff picking Prates: 5
Staff picking Ramirez: 2
