Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 2)
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Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series continued on Tuesday, August 20, with 10 fighters entering the Octagon to compete for UFC contracts on Week 2.
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Familiar Faces at DWCS Season 8, Week 2
Week 2 of DWCS featured several fighters that were returning to the show for the second time, including a couple that failed to earn UFC contracts in their first appearances even though they earned stoppage-wins.
The action will kicked off with a bantamweight bout between Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat standout Billy Brand and HEX Fight Series Interim Bantamweight Champion Cody Haddon, followed by a middleweight matchup between Cam Rowston and the returning Torrez Finney.
Things moved back to the bantamweight division with dangerous finishers Coravious Romious and Michael Imperato before Rizvan Kuniev made his second DWCS appearances against LFA Heavyweight Champion Hugo Cunha, and the night’s featured bout was a welterweight matchup that will saw Unified MMA veteran Pat Pytlik take on Andreas Gustafsson.
Stoppage-wins saw Haddon, Kuniev and Gustafsson all earn UFC contracts. White also signed Cortavious Romious following his unanimous decision victory, but Finney's own decision-win against Rowston wasn't enough to convince the UFC CEO that "The Punisher" deserved to join the promotion's middleweight division.
Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand
Cody Haddon wasted no time tonight 💪
— UFC (@ufc) August 20, 2024
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Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston
Torrez Finney is leaving with the W 👏
— UFC (@ufc) August 20, 2024
[ #DWCS | Streaming on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/NcaDnABL9B
Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato
Cortavious Romious get the UD victory 😤
— UFC (@ufc) August 21, 2024
[ #DWCS | Streaming on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/BlXepP7zTJ
Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha
AT THE BUZZER 🚨
— UFC (@ufc) August 21, 2024
Rizvan Kuniev gets the finish with just one second to go in the first round! #DWCS pic.twitter.com/ZkuEyBPoMc
Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik
Back to back knees to finish him off 💥
— UFC (@ufc) August 21, 2024
Do you think that was enough to earn Andreas Gustafsson a contract? #DWCS pic.twitter.com/cJ44st7W3D
Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 2 (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
• Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik via TKO: R2, 3:20
• Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha via TKO: R1, 4:59
• Bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)
• Middleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)
• Bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 3:09
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