5 extra fighters joined the UFC roster after the most recent episode of Contender Collection.
On Tuesday evening, Week 3 of Contender Collection went down on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and it was a continuation of Week 2, the place UFC CEO Dana White provided all 5 winners a contract. The identical occurred in Week 3 as 4 of the fighters scored first-round finishes, and the fifth scored an epic third-round comeback stoppage.
In the principle occasion, Ryan Gandra mowed down Trent Miller with devastating punches to advance his profitable streak to seven in a row. Gandra was a heavy favourite and confirmed why, unleashing a barrage of quick and highly effective punches, and whereas Miller tried to battle threw, he couldn’t stand as much as Gandra’s offense. Lastly, a collection of punches dropped Miller to the bottom and brought on referee Mark Smith to intervene, granting Gandra the win, which was sufficient for Dana White to award a contract for.
Within the penultimate bout of the night, Marcio Barbosa demolished Damon Wilson to attain a first-round knockout. With 15 of his 16 profession wins coming by first-round end heading into the evening, Barbosa was an enormous betting favourite, and he delivered one other one, overpowering Wilson with hooks so as to add one other first-round stoppage to his listing. Wilson confirmed off some strong sturdiness recovering from getting faceplanted early within the spherical, however was merely outmatched and Barbosa was in a position to get the stoppage with lower than a minute left within the opening body, incomes a UFC contract.
Within the third bout of the night, Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev made fast work of Alik Lorenz, extending his undefeated streak to 7 wins. Yakhyaev was the largest favourite on the cardboard and seemed each little bit of it, blitzing by means of Lorenz with quick, sharp punches that instantly damage him, ending the bout in simply 30 seconds and making it a straightforward name for Dana White to award him a UFC contract.
Within the second bout of the night, Manoel Sosa authored an epic comeback over Cristian Perez, scoring a third-round TKO in the one bout that made it out of the primary spherical on Tuesday evening. Perez got here out sturdy early, scoring takedowns and utilizing his aggressive jiu-jitsu sport to assault and management the motion, taking a 2-0 lead into the ultimate body. However after 10 minutes, Perez was exhausted and Sosa turned up the stress, defending takedowns and touchdown large pictures within the last spherical. In the end, Sosa was in a position to critically damage Perez, who merely didn’t have the vitality to defend himself anymore, resulting in a powerful stoppage victory for Sosa, and a UFC contract.
Within the opening bout of the night, Donte Johnson made fast work of Darion Abbey, stopping the large heavyweight in simply over a minute. Abbey seemed huge in comparison with Johnson, who was giving up six inches in peak and a considerable weight drawback, but it surely didn’t matter. Johnson shocked Abbey early with a robust mixture, after which poured on the stress so as to add one other first-round stoppage to his resume, making it a straightforward resolution for Dana White to award him a UFC contract.
Try the complete outcomes from Week 3 of Contender Collection beneath.
Ryan Gandra def. Trent Miller by way of TKO (punches) — 2:51, Spherical 1.
Marcio Barbosa def. Damon Wilson by way of TKO (punches) — 4:14, Spherical 1.
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Alik Lorenz by way of TKO (punches) — 0:30, Spherical 1.
Manoel Sosa def. Cristian Perez by way of TKO (punches) — 3:00, Spherical 3.
Donte Johnson def. Darion Abbey by way of TKO (punches) — 1:04, Spherical 1
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