Tale of the Tape Norbert Novenyi Jr. Theo Haig Record 10-1 7-1 Age 26 30 Height 5’11” 6’2″ Reach 75.0″ 77.5″ Hometown London, England San Jose, California, US Combined Opp. Record 74-34 40-49-1 Gym London Shootfighters AKA Championships NA NA Shawn Bitter- Haig was brought in as cannon fodder last season against Cezary Oleksiejczuk, […]
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Tale of the Tape Mayton Perea Zevan Hunt Record 8-3 7-0 Age 26 27 Height 6’3″ 6’1″ Reach 79.0″ ? Hometown Quito, Ecuador Oklahoma, US Combined Opp. Record 24-16 39-27 Gym Team DC MMA American Elite MMA Championships EMMA Rage in the Cage Shawn Bitter- Perea is going to get exposed eventually, but I
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Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series brings us to only the second week this season where all five winners didn’t earn UFC contracts. A much better week all around, with no bad referee interference, a real Contender Series-level fight, and possibly the best overall group of contract winners so far this season. I believe
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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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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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Namo Fazil (10-1) vs Kaik Brito (19-6) Namo Fazil enters off a win from the first-ever MVP Promotions MMA card on Netflix. He finished that fight with an anaconda choke in the second round. He’s well-rounded without a standout skill, but he’s proven durable so far. He faces Oktagon veteran and DWCS Season 7 alum
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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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Jono Micaleff (9-1) Welterweight – 27 Years Old – Combat1 MMA There are fighters who come into the sport with decades of preparation behind them, shaped by years of wrestling in school, competing in junior grappling circuits and working their way up through a carefully structured system. Jonathan Micallef is not one of
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Authors: James Colwell & Nicholas Holt After 10 thrilling weeks, DWCS 2025 is finally wrapped up and has given us a massive crop of new UFC signings. Some have real star potential, others are guaranteed to put on exciting fights, while some signings are more questionable. What can’t be argued is that there were some
