Week 1 of the 10th season of Dana White’s Contender Series airs live tonight (Tuesday, August 11) from Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The event features rising MMA fighters looking to earn a contract with the UFC.
- Headlining the card, Anthony Wint (6-0) of Deerfield Beach, Florida, faces Matt Adams (6-2) of New Lexington, Ohio, in a heavyweight bout.
- The co-main event is a lightweight matchup between Mexico’s Fabrizio Escarrega (9-1) and Las Vegas-based Abe Alsaghir (8-0) of Lebanon.
How to watch: Live on Paramount+.
Other bouts include:
- A flyweight contest features Indonesia’s Bilal Hasan (8-0, 1 NC) against India’s Mridul Saikia (9-1).
- A featherweight battle pits Denver-based Tom Pagliarulo (10-2) of Haverhill, Massachusetts, against Congo’s Ananias Mulumba (10-3), who fell short at DWCS 86 last October.
- A middleweight bout between Jon Kunneman (10-0) of Conifer, Colorado, and Joe Kropschot (8-3) of the Bay Area, California, kicks off the action.
DWCS Season 10, Week 1 results
- Anthony Wint def. Matt Adams by TKO (punches, R1, 0:34)
- Abe Alsaghir def. Fabrizio Escarrega by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
- Bilal Hasan def. Mridul Saikia by TKO (punches, R1, 0:45)
- Tom Pagliarulo def. Ananias Mulumba by TKO (punches, R3, 4:24)
- Joe Kropschot def. Jon Kunneman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC contract winners: Anthony Wint, Bilal Hasan, Tom Pagliarulo, and Joe Kropschot.
DWCS Season 10, Week 1 live blog
Anthony Wint stops Matt Adams in first round
Anthony Wint (7-0) defeats Matt Adams (6-3) by first-round TKO with punches at heavyweight. The stoppage came at 0:34 of the round.
Abe Alsaghir defeats Fabrizio Escarrega by decision
Abe Alsaghir (9-0) defeats Fabrizio Escarrega (9-2) by split decision at lightweight. The judges scored the fight 28-29, 29-28, and 30-27.
Bilal Hasan stops Mridul Saikia in first round
Bilal Hasan (9-0) defeats Mridul Saikia (9-2) by first-round TKO with punches at flyweight. The stoppage came at 0:45 of the round.
Tom Pagliarulo stops Ananias Mulumba in third round
Tom Pagliarulo (11-2) defeats Ananias Mulumba (10-4) by third-round TKO with punches at featherweight. The stoppage came at 4:24 of the round.
Joe Kropschot defeats Jon Kunneman by decision
In the event opener, Joe Kropschot (9-3) defeats Jon Kunneman (10-1) by unanimous decision at middleweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28.
Knockout Reel
Watch a compilation of knockouts from previous Dana White’s Contender Series events.
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