Tale of the Tape Colton Loud Christian Natividad Record 7-1 9-0 Age 25 29 Height 5’10” 5’5″ Reach ? 69.5″ Hometown Fort Worth, Texas, US Scottsdale, Arizona, US Combined Opp. Record 25-15 37-16-1 Gym Genesis BJJ Arizona Combat Sports Championships Peak Fighting n/a Shawn Bitter- This is another time that, in order to get […]
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I’m not going to lie, week four was an ugly episode of Contender Series. We got a couple big finishes, and I was quite impressed with Silvestre Sanchez, but it wasn’t all good. I’m not sure all five contracts were deserved, there was a bad early stoppage, and the main event was a complete mismatch.
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Tale of the Tape Brandon Holmes Modestino Rodrigues Record 6-1 7-1 Age 29 22 Height 6’2″ 6’2″ Reach 74.0″ ? Hometown Charleston, South Carolina, US Fonte Boa, Amazonas, Brazil Combined Opp. Record 14-6 15-7 Gym TNT Martial Arts & Fitness Revira Black Team Championships n/a n/a Shawn Bitter- Bringing in Holmes is a mix
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What a fun night of Contender Series as Week 3 provided some great finishes and the biggest upset in the show’s history. So far, every winner bar one has been signed to the UFC, and that continued into this week. We have five new UFC fighters, and to everyone’s surprise, Bella Mir is not one
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Tale of the Tape Nick Galanti Carlos Petruzzella Record 7-1 15-1 Age 28 29 Height 6’1″ 6’1″ Reach ? 72.8″ Hometown Freehold, New Jersey, US Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina Combined Opp. Record 32-15 104-96 Gym Dante Rivera BJJ Brother of Life MMA Championships CFFC SFH (170 and 185) Shawn Bitter- Galanti shouldn’t
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Week two of Dana White’s Contender Series just took place, and I got torched. There were a few very exciting fights and four finishes, but man, did two big favorites fumble hard. One of the losers earned himself a contract in a war, so with all five winners getting contracts, we have six new UFC
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Tale of the Tape Logan Paxton Cristian Perez Record 10-1 14-2 Age 30 26 Height 5’10” 5’9″ Reach ? 72.0″ Hometown Denver, Colorado, US Ensenada, Baja California, México Combined Opp. Record 43-68 90-49-2 Gym Team Elevation The Goat Shed Championships Solid as a Rock n/a Shawn Bitter- They’re giving Perez a softball here
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Dana White’s Contender Series season 10 is finally upon us. For it being the 10th season and their first on Paramount+, you would’ve thought there would be a bigger effort to promote it. However, I do think, as the sport has gotten more popular, this will be the most viewed season yet. There are a
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Tale of the Tape Jon Kunneman Joseph Kropschot Record 10-0 8-3 Age 27 31 Height 6’0″ 6’3″ Reach 77.2″ 79.0″ Hometown Conifer, CO Danville, CA Combined Opp. Record 57-40 44-46-1 Gym Tiger Beetle MMA Team Santos/Skrap Pack Championships Alaska Combat, NLC, APFC LFA Shawn Bitter- I can at least understand why Joseph Kropschot is
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Each month, the team will get together and pick an individual moment from the previous month that stood out for us. The only criteria is the moment had to happen in July, and it has to revolve around anything involving prospects. Shawn Bitter I wanna put my spotlight on who I believe had the
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