5 extra fighters simply received UFC contracts after a historic night time at Contender Sequence.
On Tuesday night time, Week 5 of Contender Sequence passed off on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, highlighted by two of the quickest knockouts in Contender Sequence historical past, and one fighter getting a contract regardless of a loss.
Steven Asplund vs. Anthony Guarascio
In the primary occasion, Steven Asplund practically set a file, ending Anthony Guarascio simply 16 seconds into their heavyweight bout.
A person who at one level weighed over 500 kilos, Asplund got here into his combat with Guarascio prepared for a warfare, saying it was “trailer park vs. trailer trash.” However as an alternative of a warfare, “Concrete” delivered a bloodbath, exchanging punches with Guarascio instantly, dropping him with a shovel hook only a few seconds in. Asplund adopted up with some nasty floor and pound to get the stoppage simply 16 seconds in, the third quickest knockout in Contender Sequence historical past. With persona to spare and a near-record-breaking knockout, UFC CEO Dana White virtually had no alternative however to present Asplund a contract.
Lerryan Douglas vs. Cam Teague
Within the co-main occasion of the night, Lerryan Douglas bolted Cam Teague simply 36 seconds into their featherweight bout.
Already 30 years outdated, Douglas has a number of expertise and was capable of shortly get a learn on Teague, flooring him with a mix of hooks virtually instantly at first of the bout. Teague tried to scramble and survive, however then ate a monster left hook that put him out chilly, the seventh-fastest knockout in Contender Sequence historical past. On the time, Douglas’s knockout was a giant deal, just for him to be upstaged only a few minutes later by Asplund, however after all, Dana White nonetheless awarded Douglas a UFC contract.
Freddy Vidal vs. Felipe Franco
Within the featured bout of the night, Freddy Vidal pulled off a large upset, submitting Felipe Franco within the third spherical of their mild heavyweight bout.
Franco had some hype behind him and confirmed why early, scoring takedowns and controlling place early, however after Vidal reversed him, the momentum shifted completely. Franco battled again, however within the third spherical, he had nothing left to present, and Franco pulled off the buzzer-beater rear-naked choke submission.
Sadly, Vidal accepted the combat on quick discover and missed weight for the competition, so Dana White declined to supply him a contract. Nonetheless, given the circumstances, White supplied Vidal a combat on the ultimate episode of this season of Contender Sequence to make up for it and earn his spot within the UFC.
Samuel Sanches vs. Chasen Blair
Within the second bout of the night, Samuel Sanches annihilated Chasen Blair with a nasty knockout within the first spherical of their light-weight bout.
Sanches, a coaching associate of heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida, didn’t present the identical grappling recreation as Almeida, popping out a bit wild towards the previous Division 1 wrestler and giving up his again. However after Sanches was capable of break away from Blair, he pinned him towards the fence and thumped him with a nasty mixture, slumping Blair towards the fence, and punching his ticket into the UFC.
Carol Foro vs. Shanelle Dyer
Within the opening combat of the night, Carol Foro took a unanimous resolution win over Shanelle Dyer in top-of-the-line fights of the season to date.
Foro set the tone early, marching Dyer down and hammering her with hooks to the physique and head. Dyer tried to maintain Foro at bay however couldn’t cease the Foro stress and was repeatedly dropped by energy pictures within the first and second rounds. Dyer hung robust and eventually began touchdown her personal pictures, however it was too little, too late. In the long run, Dana White praised each girls for his or her coronary heart and toughness and awarded each girls contracts for his or her spectacular combat.
Steven Asplund def. Anthony Guarascio through TKO (punches and elbows) — Spherical 1, 0:16
Lerryan Douglas def. Cam Teague through KO (punches) — Spherical 1, 0:36.
Freddy Vidal def. Felipe Franco through submission (rear-naked choke) — Spherical 3, 4:48.
Samuel Sanches def. Chasen Blair through KO (punches) — Spherical 1, 2:01
Carol Foro def. Shanelle Dyer through unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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