The ninth week of the 2022 season of Dana White’s Contender Collection (DWCS) was extremely entertaining with improbable 4 finishes throughout 5 fights. So far as contracts go, all of the victors from tonight obtained in. Jafel Filho, Nurullo Aliev, Austen Lane, Brunno Ferreira, and 17-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. all obtained offers from Dana White to affix the UFC.
Closing out the present, Brunno Ferreira made fast work of Leon Aliu, rocking him earlier than pounding him out in simply 95-seconds. Each males got here to throw arms, however Ferreira was the primary one to land flush and put Aliu on skates. Ferreira showcased great energy, aggression, and ending means to increase his unblemished document to 9-0.
Earlier than that, 17-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. showcased some stellar grappling abilities to snag a unanimous determination over the 25-year-old Mando Gutierrez. Raul out-grappled Mando in every spherical to tug three scores of 30-27 from the judges. Did we point out that the 6-0 undefeated fighter is simply 17-years-old?
Since he’s a minor, Rosas wanted a particular license from the athletic fee with parental permission to have the ability to struggle. He’s now the youngest fighter to signal with the UFC.
Former NFL participant Austen Lane earned himself a primary spherical TKO on Richard Jacobi. It was Jacobi who realized the takedown, however Lane was capable of hit a reversal whereas being absolutely mounted to get on prime. As Jacobi stored rolling for armbars, Lane started dropping hammers that rapidly added as much as a victory.
Nurullo Aliev stored his excellent document in tact by stopping Josh Wick within the opening spherical with some good ol’ original floor and pound. Aliev did have to beat an early eye poke, however navigated the foul effectively, obtained the struggle to the ground, and completed with frenzied floor strikes. Nurullo is now 7-0.
Opening up the present, Jafel Filho pulled out a 3rd spherical TKO over a fairly sport Roybert Echeverria. It was a large left hook that dropped ECheverria, and a speedy hearth barrage of floor strikes completed the job. Not solely is that this Filho’s fifth win in a row, it’s additionally his fifth straight end.