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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
Week 3 - September 7
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[7]
References
- ^ "UFC inicia gravações do Contender Series Brasil nesta sexta-feira". August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 1". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ John Morgan (August 24, 2018). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1 results: Four fighters score deals in series debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 2". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ John Morgan (August 31, 2018). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 results: Three more contracts awarded". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Brazil - Season 1, Episode 3". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ John Morgan (September 7, 2018). "Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3 results: Four fighters get UFC deals". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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