Dana's Contender Series 2025 thread

[Feniamin]

My bets:
Amru Magomedov, Chopurov, Khabib Nabiev
Luke Riley, small Hardwick, Paddy McCorry, Leblond or the Jawany guy, I will try James Sheehan
Phumi Nketa, Vinicius Pires, Satybaldiev, Lany Silva, Brazilian Japanese small girl, Marcos flyweight, a bunch of other Brazilian LFA fighters (there is almost one outstanding one in each weight class)
Yakhyaev, Lee Scott, Younousov, Augen, Bouafia
Baysangur Susurkaev, Ramazan Gasanov, Murtazali Magomedov
Kubanza, Ken Sekeletu, Hwende, Bulaid, maybe Dalidko (Brave HW champ)
Bilal Hasan, Luke Fernandez
Adiguzel, Aljarouj if really French, and Novenyi if good wins next week
Otari Tanzilovi again, Aaron Tau again
Maybe African Japanese guy
Maybe the Pink Panther Brit of FCC
1 or 2 Fighting Nerds (Palacios? Brito?)
Maybe Manoel Sousa
Some Brazilian girls

Tau and Afro Japanese Ephoeviga was announced for Road to UFC.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Offers for DWCS already being made. Just heard of a fight that got offered for week 2.

 

[Koala]

Tau and Afro Japanese Ephoeviga was announced for Road to UFC.

Good for them
I am not sure if an APAC tournament is an easier road to the UFC than the DWCS

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Good for them
I am not sure if an APAC tournament is an easier road to the UFC than the DWCS

It should be fine for Yuji, he's the best fighter in the field. Tau I think sucks anyway.

 

[CC27]

does Luke Riley take a contender series deal or get signed straight away?

Also figure Hasan gets a shot, maybe this is the year Phumi gets a chance?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Bit of news earlier than I thought. Good first fight imo. Think both could compete in the UFC.

 

[Koala]

lol at the PFL not keeping Shanelle Dyer
I expect Dyer to be in the UFC before September
5 months for a fight is weird

 

[CC27]

Losing a 23 year old flyweight from London who is unbeaten, how does PFL do that? Its a div they need fighters in for their big star Dakota, its a market they are all in on in Europe, she's young and unbeaten and you lose her?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

First batch of profiles

Welterweight

Jimmy Drago - 30/USA/7-2
Ty Miller - 24/USA-5-0

Lightweight

Cristian Pérez - 25/Mexico/13-1
Manoel Sousa - 27/Brazil/12-1
Damon Wilson - 31/USA/9-2

Featherweight

Márcio Barbosa - 26/Brazil/16-2
Tommy Cuozzi - 25/USA/8-0
Radley Da Silva - 29/Canada/7-1
José Delano - 28/Brazil/15-3
Manuel Exposito - 24/Argentina/13-2
Ramiro Jimenez - 26/Mexico/10-0
George Mangos - 21/Australia/7-0

 

[The_Renaissance]

First batch of profiles

Welterweight

Jimmy Drago - 30/USA/7-2
Ty Miller - 24/USA-5-0

Lightweight

Cristian Pérez - 25/Mexico/13-1
Manoel Sousa - 27/Brazil/12-1
Damon Wilson - 31/USA/9-2

Featherweight

Márcio Barbosa - 26/Brazil/16-2
Tommy Cuozzi - 25/USA/8-0
Radley Da Silva - 29/Canada/7-1
José Delano - 28/Brazil/15-3
Manuel Exposito - 24/Argentina/13-2
Ramiro Jimenez - 26/Mexico/10-0
George Mangos - 21/Australia/7-0

Think only Manoel Sousa, I've heard of, from that list.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Think only Manoel Sousa, I've heard of, from that list.

The batch of Featherweights is really good. I'm kinda hoping they avoid each other.

Marcio Barbosa is the hardest hitting FW in the world imo. Hits way harder than even Jean Silva for me. Only loss recently was to Gabriel Santos and he nearly had him out of there in the first.

Jose Delano is great too, another one who's only loss recently was to Gabriel Santos but he's been beating everyone else.

Radley Da Silva if you search on twitter had an absolutely gorgeous spin kick KO last year. He's really athletic and good also.

Mangos I've only seen once but looks both a good boxer and BJJ guy.

Ramiro Jimenez is a just bleed warrior entertainment personified kinda guy.

Cuozzi I haven't seen but looks like a can crusher. Not sure how Exposito has got on.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Here's the Radley spin kick, beautiful

 

[MMAddict21]

First batch of profiles

Welterweight

Jimmy Drago - 30/USA/7-2
Ty Miller - 24/USA-5-0

Lightweight

Cristian Pérez - 25/Mexico/13-1
Manoel Sousa - 27/Brazil/12-1
Damon Wilson - 31/USA/9-2

Featherweight

Márcio Barbosa - 26/Brazil/16-2
Tommy Cuozzi - 25/USA/8-0
Radley Da Silva - 29/Canada/7-1
José Delano - 28/Brazil/15-3
Manuel Exposito - 24/Argentina/13-2
Ramiro Jimenez - 26/Mexico/10-0
George Mangos - 21/Australia/7-0

Some really good names so far. Although I think Sousa and Perez should be signed straight up.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Some really good names so far. Although I think Sousa and Perez should be signed straight up.

Yeah I'm hoping one of them is fighting Wilson and the other one is fighting someone else who was already on the roster (someone like Mantello would be funny)

 

[STAY GOLD]

I feel like Jimenez, Delano, Manumito and Perez are UFC ready and shouldn't have to go through DWCS. Exciting fighters to watch, too so they will eventually get signed even if they lose.

No gonna lie, Delano is probably the fighter out of the bunch I'm mostly interested in.

 

[Koala]

Sousa and Barbosa are the only ones I know
I thought they would have started with the stars of the feeding promotions, not inactive Combate Global / Karate Combat fighters

 

[STAY GOLD]

Juan Diaz is going to be on this season.

Him and Delano are the 2 fighters I'm most excited to watching this season. They both have similar styles.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Juan Diaz is going to be on this season.

Him and Delano are the 2 fighters I'm most excited to watching this season. They both have similar styles.

Love Diaz. Some of the best boxing angles in the game imo

 

[Ladder Master]

The show is on almost every Saturday.

 

[TCE]

Updated the OP.

The show is on almost every Saturday.

Every Tuesday for ten weeks.