Dana White's Contender Series Brazil
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2018
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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
| Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 10, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| 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 | Technical Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Middleweight | Antônio Arroyo | def. | Diego Henrique | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| 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 | |
- Henrique was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to an illegal elbow.
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
| Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 11, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Taila Santos | def. | Estefani Almeida | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | def. | Henrique da Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Bruno Assis | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Marina Rodriguez | def. | Maria Oliveira | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Middleweight | Márcio Alexandre Jr. | def. | Leonardo Silva | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:52 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
Week 3 - September 7
| Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 11, 2018 (pre-recorded) |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Raulian Paiva | def. | Allan Nascimento | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 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) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Gisele Moreira | def. | Dayana Silva | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 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]