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Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 3)

Check out which fighters earned UFC contracts on Week 3 of DWCS.

Drew Beaupre

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Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series kept rolling on Tuesday, as 10 fighters entered the Octagon in Las Vegas, NV to fight for UFC contracts on Week 3.

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Flyweights opened the evening when Jack Duffy and Nick Piccininni met in a matchup between undefeated fighters, followed by a bantamweight tilt between the also-unbeaten Malcolm Wellmaker and Caged Steel Bantamweight Champion Adam Bramhald.

Things moved to the middleweight division next for a fight featuring Matthieu Duclos and Marco Tulio, who was the biggest favorite on the card after he failed to earn a UFC contract last year with a unanimous decision win over Yousri Belgaroui.

Featherweight Bogdan Grad also got his second DWCS opportunity after being knocked out by Tom Nolan when he met Michael Aswell, and the final bout of the night saw Shlemenko FC veteran Andrey Pulyaev take on Liam Anderson.

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Stoppage-wins from Tulio and Wellmaker made them easy choices for UFC contracts on Week 3. Grad and Pulayev also joined the promotion following their respective decision-victories, and Dana White indicated that Aswell is first in line for a short-notice opportunity whenever one presents itself.

Nick Piccininni def. Jack Duffy

Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald

Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos

Bogdan Grad def. Michael Aswell

Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson

Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 3 (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

• Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Featherweight: Bogdan Grad def. Michael Aswell via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

• Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos via TKO: R2, 2:39

• Bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald via KO: R1, 2:29

• Flyweight: Nick Piccininni def. Jack Duffy via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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