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Putting on a record-setting performance in his first excursion into the Octagon, heavyweight scrapper Steven Asplund now stands as possibly the brightest unranked competitor in his division in the UFC. Steven Asplund Enjoyed Stellar Rise on Regional Scene Before Capturing UFC Contract Beginning h...
DWCS 84 brings the action for the last night in September. Taking top billing in DWCS 84, Brazil’s Vitor Costa takes the fight to Suriname competitor Damian Pinas. Before that, Canadian prospect Louis Jourdain grapples with South American finisher, Magno Dias. DWCS 84 Main Event Following a disa...
DWCS 84, week eight of Contender Series, brings midweek heat to the UFC Apex. Taking top billing in DWCS 84, Brazil’s Vitor Costa takes the fight to Suriname competitor Damian Pinas. Before that, Canadian prospect Louis Jourdain grapples with South American finisher, Magno Dias. DWCS 84 Main Ev...
On the doorstep of the world’s biggest MMA organization, the UFC, another star stand in the midst, waiting for his moment to walk through and shock the world. This man enters the Contender Series with a perfect 10-0 record (with one “no-contest” we will address), with nine of those wins coming by...
DWCS 81 is upon us. It’s already the fifth week of 10 in season nine on Contender Series. Aside from week one on the night of Aug. 11, the winners on the show have understood the assignment when the cage door slams shut on a Tuesday evening: Put on a show and receive a UFC contract from […]
DWCS 79, the third week of season nine of Dana White’s Contender Series, is here! Tonight, the only major MMA show on the schedule for this week leading into the Labor Day holiday takes place at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. Live coverage of DWCS 79 begins at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+ […]
Tuesday nights at the UFC Apex are where DWCS Week 3 betting picks get weird fast. We’ve got favorites priced like mortgage payments, underdogs with actual pulses, and Dana White sitting cage-side ready to hand out life-changing contracts like Halloween candy. Today, let’s take a fantasy bankrol...
DWCS 79, week three of the ninth season of Dana White’s Contender Series, is almost here. Earlier Monday morning, the 10 fighters booked to appear on tomorrow night’s show, tipped the scales for the official weigh-in window. Unlike the weigh-ins of a week ago, there were no issues on the scales t...
DWCS 79, the third week of season nine of Dana White’s Contender Series, is upon us. With no UFC ahead this upcoming Labor Day weekend and the PFL World Tournament behind us after PFL Hollywood last Thursday night, the pickings for fights to watch are slim. Although this week’s schedule of events...
DWCS 78, the second week of season nine on Dana White’s Contender Series, is here! This evening, UFC CEO Dana White will be back at the UFC Apex facility front and center to watch 10 more MMA prospects vie for a UFC contract. A week ago at the Apex, only two contestants secured a UFC contract, […]
DWCS 78, the second episode of season nine of Dana White’s Contender Series, is almost here. Earlier this morning out in Nevada, the 10 contestants due to vie for a UFC contract on tomorrow night’s event tipped the scales for the official weigh-in window. The schedule for DWCS 78 is back to norma...
DWCS 77, opening night of the ninth year of Contender Series, is here! Tonight, another summer and early fall of midweek MMA action kicks off from the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. Through eight seasons of the show, nearly 300 fighters have graduated to MMA’s top promotion, the UFC. 42 of ...
Setting the stage for a sure-to-be fantastic ninth season, Dana White’s Contender Series returns with DWCS 77 and another fresh crop of promising young talent looking to make their way into the UFC. Taking top billing in DWCS 77, undefeated French fighter Ilian Bouafia locks horns with Brazilian ...
Nicknames are a constant in people’s lives. As we have said here in the past, a nickname can be given to someone in their childhood and it’s up to the person who got the alias as to whether or not they want to embrace it. Take me, for example. My parents gave me the loving […]
Kevin Lee (20-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) began his journey in the sport’s top promotion by way of an appearance during the undercard of UFC 169 on Feb. 1, 2014, dropping a unanimous decision after 15 minutes to “Raging” Al Iaquinta (14-7-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC) inside Prudential Center on the eve of Super Bowl XLV...
10 fights remain in this, the eighth season of Dana White’s Contender Series. After next Tuesday’s show, the weeknight MMA program ends until sometime in the summer of 2025. Week nine takes place tonight from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV. Live coverage begins at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+ inside...