[SPOILER] Dana White´s Contender Series (03/2025) - contract winners

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[u/Altruistic_Cause6712]

Some “classic bellator” level can-crush fights tonight. I’m sure a couple of these guys are talented but sheesh 

[u/Sneezy6510 → u/Altruistic_Cause6712]

I just feel like it’s just setting up decent regional US talent to take on some monster from Brazil or the mountains. 

[u/kung-fu-gee-la → u/Sneezy6510]

It was interesting to see a tough fighter like Damon Wilson try to will himself into having a scrappy fight and get nowhere.

[u/Sneezy6510 → u/kung-fu-gee-la]

I thought we might be seeing legendary comeback but it was just a mismatch from the beginning 

[u/Cole_Phelps-1247 → u/Altruistic_Cause6712]

Yeah it’s blatantly obvious the UFC is just trying to set up exciting knockouts. I feel like every fight has a -1000 favorite.

[u/Ake-TL]

Color saturation on DWCS interface is so ass

[u/LucasDudacris → u/Ake-TL]

What does this mean? Does the footage look shitty? I'm oblivious to it.

[u/CrustyPotatoPeel]

Where is that guy who comes to the MMA subreddit a lot? Kunneman?

[u/Exzqairi → u/CrustyPotatoPeel]

He was supposed to fight already but had to drop out because of an injury. Really unfortunate timing

[u/Thepaceyt → u/CrustyPotatoPeel]

While he had a fight booked on contender he was begging to be a fill in for a ppv card, then he got injured 2 weeks out and Cam Rowston got a contract, weird situation

[u/TallBoi17]

I missed it, we’re any of these guys really good or did no one really stand out too much?

[u/Kassssler → u/TallBoi17]

Its hard to say. They looked good, but 3-4 of the bouts were severe mismatches. The worst basketball player in the league will style on a high schooler after all.

[u/TallBoi17 → u/[deleted]]

Good to know, thanks!

[u/TallBoi17 → u/[deleted]]

Word, much appreciated, I’m in a fantasy league of sorts and try to get some info on the new guys when possible, I saw the highlight of yakhaev but that ended so quickly it was hard to gauge his level

[u/OnlyQualityCon → u/TallBoi17]

Sousa is probably the best one because we saw him face adversity (through another fighter people think highly of, not a can) and then come back to win by finish. The others all had crazy first round KOs so they def stood out! But we learned a lot less about them and their comp was worse.

[u/TallBoi17 → u/OnlyQualityCon]

That makes sense, thanks!

[u/clutchy22 → u/TallBoi17]

Barbosa may be the real deal, of all of them his striking is absurd. All first round finishes. The guy who has the KO over Ruffy has terrible fight IQ so I don't expect him to do a whole lot and his ceiling is a good wrestler.

[u/TallBoi17 → u/clutchy22]

Sweet, I’ll check him oit

[u/Direct_Disaster9299]

Sousa actually got a tough fight. The rest of these guys got cans to crush. Especially Gandra, as the guy he fought should be fighting in casino parking lots, not the UFC

[u/clutchy22 → u/Direct_Disaster9299]

Literally a Chippendales model

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[u/Longjumping-Map-5329]

the talent comin in these past 2 weeks has been crazy. Any of these signees destroy the champs from the 95' to 05' era

[u/Katchmifucan → u/Longjumping-Map-5329]

You’re insane. Tonight was just can crush city

[u/Longjumping-Map-5329 → u/Katchmifucan]

Im not crazy me mother had me tested

[u/evocater → u/Longjumping-Map-5329]

You have to add the /s my friend. People can't tell otherwise 

[u/Longjumping-Map-5329 → u/evocater]

i would go knuckle deep, hell even forearm deep inside of Katchmifucan

[u/PeachesNcreamville → u/Longjumping-Map-5329]

I think this Yahkyaev fella would give Prime Silva a run for his money man, I really do

[u/knuckleh3d]

I really thought Souza shouldn’t have gotten a contract. His ground game needs work. Only one due to gas tank failing.

[u/Vlad3theImpaler → u/knuckleh3d]

On the other hand, he's the only one who showed he could battle through adversity and still win.

[u/knuckleh3d → u/Vlad3theImpaler]

I guess we will see. He got the contract.

[u/Vlad3theImpaler → u/knuckleh3d]

We already saw him do what I said...

[u/knuckleh3d → u/Vlad3theImpaler]

I’m not saying he didn’t. I’m just saying that it’s a flaw that I think UFC caliber fighters will expose.

[u/LucasDudacris → u/knuckleh3d]

He made adjustments and managed time effectively. Yeah, his game wasn't perfect. But now he can build off of that experience with the resources afforded to him by a UFC contract.

If he's not cocky and he learns from this fight and goes and fills up the holes in his game he could be trouble.