4 extra fighters are becoming a member of the UFC after the most recent episode of Contender Sequence.
On Tuesday night time, Week 6 of Contender Sequence passed off on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, that includes three incredible finishes, and one fighter incomes a UFC contract simply days after the passing of his father.
Hecher Sosa def. Mackson Lee
In the primary occasion of the night, Hecher Sosa took a dominant choice over Mackson Lee of their bantamweight combat.
Sosa entered Contender Sequence with a heavy coronary heart as his father handed away final weekend following a battle with most cancers. However as an alternative of withdrawing from the combat, Sosa selected to compete in honor of him, and did so admirably, dominating Lee together with his wrestling, grappling, and aggression. Sosa almost secured a choke within the third spherical, however Lee hung robust and in the end survived to the scorecards, although one choose gave Sosa a 10-8.
After the combat, Sosa broke down in tears. Nonetheless, there was a silver lining as UFC CEO Dana White supplied him a contract and a few phrases of encouragement, saying he was impressed with Sosa’s capacity to beat the hardship he needed to.
Iwo Baraniewski def. Mahamed Aly
Within the co-main occasion of the night, Iwo Baraniewski scored a large upset over Mahamed Aly, and did so in model, ending the combat in simply 20 seconds.
A adorned grappler, Aly got here into Contender Sequence with some hype, however Baraniewski paid no consideration to that, and countered a lazy low kick with an ideal proper hook that despatched Aly crashing to the canvas. Baraniewski adopted up with a number of punches, however the combat was already over. It was the fifth-fastest stoppage in Contender Sequence historical past and Baraniewski was, in fact, awarded a UFC contract.
Tommy Gantt def. Adam Livingston
Within the featured bout of the night, Tommy Gantt made fast work of Adam Livingston of their light-weight contest.
A former NCAA All-American wrestler, Gantt is the protegé of Corridor of Famer Daniel Cormier. He definitely regarded the half on Tuesday, scoring a number of takedowns on Livingston regardless of a number of blatant fence grabs. Referee Herb Dean was set to take some extent from Livingston for his violations, however Gantt rendered it moot, grabbing an influence guillotine when Livingston tried to scramble up, securing the submission win and his UFC contract.
Paddy McCorry def. In Su Hwang
Within the second bout of the night, Paddy McCorry took a lackluster choice over In Su Hwang of their middleweight contest.
A contestant on The Final Fighter 32, McCorry promised an enormous efficiency however as an alternative performed it protected, taking a transparent, if uneventful choice. McCorry used his superior motion to avoid Hwang’s energy, out-landing him at vary. Sadly, that wasn’t sufficient to earn a UFC contract, with Dana White telling him to “get again on the market” and decide up some extra wins.
Cody Chovancek def. Raphael Uchegbu
Within the opening bout of the night, Cody Chovancek maintained his undefeated report with a third-round knockout of Raphael Uchegbu.
After a sluggish begin, Chovancek damage Uchegbu within the first spherical with an elbow on a failed takedown try. That elbow turned the momentum round, and Chovancek acquired the higher of the remainder of the spherical and the second as properly. Forward two rounds, Chovancek didn’t relaxation on his laurels and got here out to start out the third spherical, flooring Uchegbu with a proper hand only a few seconds into the bout, incomes the stoppage and a UFC contract.
Try the total outcomes under.
Hecher Sosa def. Mackson Lee through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Iwo Baraniewski def. Mahamed Aly through knockout (punches) — 0:20, Spherical 1
Tommy Gantt def. Adam Livingston through submission (guillotine choke) — 2:47, Spherical 1
Paddy McCorry def. In Su Hwang through unanimous choice (30-27 x3)
Cody Chovancek def. Raphael Uchegbu through knockout (punch) — 0:10, Spherical 3
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