Contender Series 2024 thread

[Feniamin]

Anyone has news who Dulatov will be fighting?

Meng Ding.

 

[Ares Black]

Week 4 (September 3)

Quillan Salkilld vs Gauge Young

 

[Ares Black]

Week 2 (August 20)

Pat Pytlik vs Andreas Berg Gustafsson
Cortavious Romious vs Michael Imperato


Both Pytlik and Imperato are Canadian, but I'm not particularly hyped about either of them.

Don't really know Imperato but he's 2-2 in his last 4 and 12-6 overall. Pytlik is pretty good but he's 35 and I don't think he's really UFC calibre.

 

[TCE]

Meng Ding.

If they managed to get Meng Ding, then they should also pick up Taiyilake Nueraji

 

[The_Renaissance]

Week 2 (August 20)

Pat Pytlik vs Andreas Berg Gustafsson
Cortavious Romious vs Michael Imperato


Both Pytlik and Imperato are Canadian, but I'm not particularly hyped about either of them.

Don't really know Imperato but he's 2-2 in his last 4 and 12-6 overall. Pytlik is pretty good but he's 35 and I don't think he's really UFC calibre.

Yeah I saw Pytlik was old as fuck.

Isn't Imperato that guy the UFC signed years ago and cut without fighting once because of something racist he did or similar?

Berg Gustafsson is also not young.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Pytlyk is alright, his age does go against him but he can crack and he seems pretty good.

The Imperato Vs Romeous fight is pretty dogshit though. I think they were intending to give Bandejas a crack but then Imperato beat him.

 

[MMAddict21]

Yeah I saw Pytlik was old as fuck.

Isn't Imperato that guy the UFC signed years ago and cut without fighting once because of something racist he did or similar?

Berg Gustafsson is also not young.

Yep that’s the same guy. No clue really why they’re giving him a shot on DWCS.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Navajo Stirling from City Kickboxing is on.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Navajo Stirling from City Kickboxing is on.

Hmmmm. Not sure about this lad's record, like. I guess he's fighting what they have to offer in that region. Seems a big rangey LHW though.

 

[Bubzeh]

Hmmmm. Not sure about this lad's record, like. I guess he's fighting what they have to offer in that region. Seems a big rangey LHW though.

He's got 4 wins and a big fat 0, what is there not to like brother.

Looking forward to seeing him.

 

[The_Renaissance]

He's got 4 wins and a big fat 0, what is there not to like brother.

Looking forward to seeing him.

The jobbers he's been beating.

 

[Ares Black]

According to Ian Machado Garry, one of his training partners (Marco Tulio) will be competing on the 27th of August (Week 3).

Marco Tulio ("Matuto") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Marco "Matuto" Tulio (13-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and the #3rd ranked Pro Mens Middleweight in Central & South America. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

 

[The_Renaissance]

According to Ian Machado Garry, one of his training partners (Marco Tulio) will be competing on the 27th of August (Week 3).

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/165750-marco-tulion the o-silva

Think he was on the last season.

 

[Ares Black]

Think he was on the last season.

He was. He won a decision against a very tough opponent but didn't get a contract.

 

[Ares Black]

A few new matchups dropped.

Week 1 (Aug 20)

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Wes Schultz
Meng Ding vs Islam Dulatov
Icaro Brito vs Ernie Juarez

 

[The_Renaissance]

A few new matchups dropped.

Week 1 (Aug 20)

Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Wes Schultz
Meng Ding vs Islam Dulatov
Icaro Brito vs Ernie Juarez

Thought Schultz would get the call he seems okay. Never heard of his opponent though. Was expecting a MENA prospect and lo and behold a black American dude from Maryland!

 

[Koala]

Belgian MW Alain Van der Merckt, 8-0, LFL MW Champ, should join this season
100% of his fights are finishes, he sometimes trains with Mousasi and also with Reinier de Ridder

Alain Van De Merckt ("Top Boy") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Alain "Top Boy" Van De Merckt (8-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Brussels, Belgium and the #14th ranked Pro Mens Middleweight in Europe Western. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

He has been helping Matthieu Letho with his upcoming DWCS fight

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Belgian MW Alain Van der Merckt, 8-0, LFL MW Champ, should join this season
100% of his fights are finishes, he sometimes trains with Mousasi and also with Reinier de Ridder

Alain Van De Merckt ("Top Boy") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Alain "Top Boy" Van De Merckt (8-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Brussels, Belgium and the #14th ranked Pro Mens Middleweight in Europe Western. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

He has been helping Matthieu Letho with his upcoming DWCS fight

VDM is on the season.

 

[Ares Black]

I'm gonna use this post to keep track of Canadian prospects I'd like to see get a shot this season

Jett "Fighter" Grande (LW)

Jett Grande ("Fighter") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Jett "Fighter" Grande (6-1-1) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Red Deer, Alberta and the #15th ranked Pro Mens Lightweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Zackery "Pow Pow" Powell (MW)

Zackery Powell ("Pow Pow") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Zackery "Pow Pow" Powell (8-2-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Gatineau, Quebec and the #8th ranked Pro Mens Middleweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Mo "Money Mo Problems" Ado (WW)

Mohamed Ado | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Mohamed Ado (5-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Canada and the #11th ranked Pro Mens Welterweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Julien Leblanc (MW)

Julien Leblanc | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Julien Leblanc (8-2-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Gatineau, Quebec and the #2nd ranked Pro Mens Middleweight in Québec. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Cody Chovancek (BW)

Cody Chovancek | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Cody Chovancek (7-0-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Petrolia, Ontario and the #2nd ranked Pro Mens Bantamweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Ali "Bomaye" Wasuk (BW)

Ali Wasuk ("Bomaye") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Ali "Bomaye" Wasuk (9-3-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Coquitlam, British Columbia and the #1st ranked Pro Mens Bantamweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Tommy "Rambo" Morrison (FLW)

Tommy Morrisson ("Rambo") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Tommy "Rambo" Morrisson (8-0-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and the #2nd ranked Pro Mens Flyweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Danny "The Madness" Mallette (WW)

Danny Malette ("The Madness") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Danny "The Madness" Malette (6-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Quebec City, Quebec and the #4th ranked Pro Mens Welterweight in Québec. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Should get a second chance:

Mateo "Carrapato" Vogel (FW)

Mateo Vogel ("Carrapato") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Mateo "Carrapato" Vogel (9-3-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Ottawa, Ontario and the #6th ranked Pro Mens Featherweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

Achilles Estremadura (LW)

Achilles Estremadura | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology

Achilles Estremadura (8-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Vancouver, British Columbia and the #13th ranked Pro Mens Lightweight in Canada. View complete Tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.

www.tapology.com

 

[Deleted member 513083]

The jobbers he's been beating.

I saw some of his kickboxing fights, not necessarily the greatest I have seen but he is decent enough especially for the oceanian circuit and pretty big for a LHW/MW