Dana White's Contender Series Brazil
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2018
In 2018 "Contender Series Brasil" debuted as a spin off Dana White's Contender Series. Unlike the U.S. version this was not shown live and instead was recorded over two days, August 10 and 11, 2018. The fifteen fights are then broadcast over three episodes on Combate, Globo and SporTV from August 24.[1]
Week 1 - August 24
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1 | |
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Promotion | DWCS |
Date | August 10, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
Venue | UFC Training Centre |
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Rogério Bontorin | def. | Gustavo Gabriel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:37 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Mayra Bueno Silva | def. | Mayana Kellem | Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 1:02 | |
Middleweight | Antônio Arroyo | def. | Diego Henrique da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Sarah Frota | def. | Maiara Amanajas Dos Santos | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:26 | |
Heavyweight | Augusto Sakai | def. | Marcos Conrado | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:09 |
[2]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[3]
- Rogério Bontorin, Mayra Bueno Silva, Sarah Frota, and Augusto Sakai
Week 2 - August 31
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 | |
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Information | |
Promotion | DWCS |
Date | August 11, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
Venue | UFC Training Centre |
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Bruno Assis | Decision (unanimous) ( | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Flyweight | Taila Santos | def. | Estefani Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | def. | Henrique da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Strawweight | Marina Rodriguez | def. | Maria Oliveira | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 3:03 | |
Middleweight | Márcio Alexandre Jr. | def. | Leonardo Guimarães | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:52 |
[4]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
- Taila Santos, Johnny Walker, and Marina Rodriguez
Week 3 - September 7
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3 | |
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Information | |
Promotion | DWCS |
Date | August 11, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
Venue | UFC Training Centre |
City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Raulian Paiva | def. | Allan Nascimento | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Vinicius Moreira | def. | John Allan | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:40 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Luana Carolina | def. | Mabelly Lima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Gisele Moreira | def. | Dayana Silva | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Catchweight (160.5 lbs) | Thiago Moisés | def. | Gleidson Cutis | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:21 | [a] |
- ^ Originally a lightweight bout; Cutis missed weight.
[6]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[7]
References
- ^ "UFC inicia gravações do Contender Series Brasil nesta sexta-feira". 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 1". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ John Morgan (2018-08-24). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1 results: Four fighters score deals in series debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ John Morgan (2018-08-31). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 results: Three more contracts awarded". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 3". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ John Morgan (2018-09-07). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3 results: Four fighters get UFC deals". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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