Contender Series 2024 thread

Week 3 (August 27)

Andrey Pulyaev vs Liam Anderson (MW)


First four cards are now complete.


Week 7 (September 24)

Luke Riley vs Kevin Vallejos (FW)


Week 9 (October 8)

Artem Vakhitov vs Islem Masraf (LHW)
Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk (LHW)

 
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Admittedly there are a few I have never seen fight but it seems like mostly well connected regional level talent, mixed in with some fun action fighters, but not many fighters with a chance of hitting the rankings let alone becoming champion.

I think its pretty telling of the actual talent level appearing on DWCS, in recent years, that only 2 of the last 100 fighters awarded contracts are currently ranked fighters.

It seems like Sean and Mick are totally phoning it in at this point.
 
Admittedly there are a few I have never seen fight but it seems like mostly well connected regional level talent, mixed in with some fun action fighters, but not many fighters with a chance of hitting the rankings let alone becoming champion.

I think its pretty telling of the actual talent level appearing on DWCS, in recent years, that only 2 of the last 100 fighters awarded contracts are currently ranked fighters.

It seems like Sean and Mick are totally phoning it in at this point.

Nah this year is pretty loaded so far. I would say Austin Bashi, Icaro Brito, Mario Pinto, Talisson Teixeira, Rizvan Kuniev, Saygid Izagakhmaev, Lon'er Kavanaugh, An Tuan Ho, Jose Ochoa, Navajo Stirling, Diyar Nurgozhay, Alain Van Der Merckt, Quillan Salkilld, Kevin Vallejos, Louis Lee Scott, Mansur Abdul Malick, Cody Haddon and Sean Gauci all have a solid chance of being ranked fighters one day.
 
Week 3 (August 27)

Andrey Pulyaev vs Liam Anderson (MW)


First four cards are now complete.


Week 7 (September 24)

Luke Riley vs Kevin Vallejos (FW)


Week 9 (October 8)

Artem Vakhitov vs Islem Masraf (LHW)
Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk (LHW)



Pleased to see Nargozhay for 205lbs, his opponent doesn't seem bad either.
 
I've seen him fight a couple of times in LFA. Don't really remember much about him TBH.

@Hellowhosthat would know better. Camacho isn't in the Hype Train thread, so I assume he is unremarkable.


Yeah, Camacho seems like a standard 6-0 Brazilian HW that could go either way but usually doesn't look good when they get a step up. Think Pinto should handle him.
 
Spanish MMA on the rise:


Apparently he is fighting Logan Woods. He's 5-1 pro, 8-0 amateur.

I think the only time I saw Woods fight was when he got smoked by Ozzy Diaz, his only loss. But the rest of his record is solid and he has a wins over the very tough Adam Vigil and our Sherbro Big Tuna.

Abdellah Er-Ramy vs Logan Woods (MW)
Week 8 (October 1)

 
Apparently he is fighting Logan Woods. He's 5-1 pro, 8-0 amateur.

I think the only time I saw Woods fight was when he got smoked by Ozzy Diaz, his only loss. But the rest of his record is solid and he has a wins over the very tough Adam Vigil and our Sherbro Big Tuna.

Abdellah Er-Ramy vs Logan Woods (MW)
Week 8 (October 1)



Decent, seems like a solid addition to the season.
 
Week 5 (September 10)

Raffael Cerqueira vs Francesco Mazzeo (LHW)


Mazzeo is replacing Patryk Grabowski. He is Cerqueira's third scheduled opponent.


Corrine Laframboise🇨🇦 vs Nicolle Caliari (WFLW)


The first five cards are now complete.
 
Luke Riley being a heavy favourite over Vallejos is crazy
 
Anyone catch yesterday this new docuseries, Dana White’s Contender Series: Next Level, on ESPN+ and ESPN2? As not have ESPN+ anymore wondering if it is any good?
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Anyone catch yesterday this new docuseries, Dana White’s Contender Series: Next Level, on ESPN+ and ESPN2? As not have ESPN+ anymore wondering if it is any good?
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I really like them. There are a whole bunch of episodes and a while back I made a thread about it.


I had meant to keep it updated and put every episode in it, but I very much did not do that. I think all the links are dead now and I can't be bothered to update the thread. Maybe I'll make a new one for the new batch of episodes.
 
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