Season 9 of the Contender Series of Dana White has officially started, with one hunter impressive with a precise, informal-looking TKO victory.
The show returns as Dana White searches for more future stars of the UFC, with some of the top perspectives from all over the world that compete against each other.
After the success of TOP UFC stars such as Sean O'Malley and Kevin Holland, who made their name in the show, this next series Hoopful will do everything to earn a contract with the UFC.
Here are the results of the first episode of the ninth season of the Contender series by Dana White, including the two hunters who have earned UFC Deals with their versions.
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Ilian Bouafia defeated Neemias Santana in the first fight of the new series
The top of the map between Illian Bouafia and Neemias Santana ended in a clear victory for the towering 'Gorilla' in a decision victory.
Bouafia was somewhat hesitant on his debut for Dana White, while he was brought to the ground before he was illegally linked to a controversial start of the fight.
What followed was a fight with little engagement, although Bouafia looked more impressive of the two when he was busy with short, sharp eruptions of attacks.
Bouafia won the game through a unanimous decision to start his American debut with a victory. However, he was not offered White contract for his performance.
Ty Miller achieved a unanimous decision victory to preserve his unbeaten MMA streak
Ty Miller earned a contract with the UFC with his impressive victory over Jimmy Drago on the show of last night.
The American hunter stacked the damage to Drago with a large number of limited punches, with the impressive hands that gave him the opportunity to impress white.
The jury members all saw him all the rounds win, and he made enough impression on the boss to sign at the UFC shortly after the victory.
Baysgur Susurkaev was impressed by a casual knockout victory to earn his UFC contract
The most impressive version on the first week of the show came from Baysgur Susurkaev, who produced the only finish of the first episode.
The Russian middleweight used incredible technology to earn a TKO victory on Murtaza Talha and to announce to MMA fans in the United States.
In the first round he landed very casually a laser staircase on Talha's stomach, which immediately fell on the floor with pain.
It didn't seem like there was a lot of power behind the attack, but the fight was quickly canceled and Susurkaev earned his UFC contract with an impressive victory.
Radley da Silva and George Mangos fought for a narrow decision
A fight in which neither man was impressed enough to earn the approval of White, when Radley da Silva George Mangos handed over the first defeat of his professional career.
Da Silva brought the Australian to the canvas several times in the first two rounds, but neither of them could not cause meaningful damage during the fight.
While Da Silva won two of the three rounds according to all three judges, he did not do enough to close a deal with the UFC.
Yuri Panferov dominated in his second performance on the Contender Series of Dana White
Yuri Panferov returned to the Contender Series of Dana White to avenge his defeat two years ago with a big win in the first episode of the ninth series.
The 'Russian polar bear' suffered from Torrez Finney when he appeared on the seventh series of the show, but he made no mistake to finish Christopher Ewert for White this year.
It was a total fight that showed Panferov's incredible boxing skills before he impressed his struggle as the fight progressed.
He clearly won every round and earned his victory, although a UFC contract still avoided him despite the victory.
Dana White's Contender Series Season 9 Episode 1 Results
Here are the results for the five fights in the first episode of Dana White's Contender Series Episode 1:
- Ilian Bouafia defeated Totias Santana by unanimous decision
- Ty Miller defeated Jimmy Drago by unanimous decision
- Baysgur Susurkaev defeated Murtaza Talha by Tko
- Radley da Silva defeated George Mangos by unanimous decision
- Yuri Panferov beat Christopher Ewert by unanimous decision