PBP DWCS 2021 Week 1, Aug. 31, 8 PM ET/5 PM PT PBP Discussion Thread

[JayPettryMMA]

Tuesday 8.31.2021 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT
U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
Venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Number of MMA Bouts: 4

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Dana White’s Contender Series 2021 Week 1 (ESPN+, 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)
205: Azamat Murzakanov (9-0) vs. Matheus Scheffel (14-6)
145: Diego Lopes (19-3) vs. Joanderson Sa de Brito (11-2-1)
125: Victor Altamirano (9-1) vs. Carlos Candelario (8-0)
170: A.J. Fletcher (8-0) vs. Leonardo Damiani (10-2-1)


Dana White’s Contender Series 2021 Week 1 Weigh-in Results:
Azamat Murzakanov (205.5) vs. Matheus Scheffel (205.5)
Diego Lopes (145.5) vs. Joanderson Sa de Brito (145.5)
Victor Altamirano (125.5) vs. Carlos Candelario (126)
A.J. Fletcher (171) vs. Leonardo Damiani (171)
Dylan Potter (N/A) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (N/A)*

* Potter vs. Brzeski was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.

 

[TARTARA]

 

[EndlessCritic]

I love MMA... but I wish every UFC event was like this. 6 hour cards of 12 fights are dumb. Five fights over two hours is perfect.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Don’t know much about these guys but some of those records look quite outstanding. Looking forward to this

 

[Bubzeh]

I love MMA... but I wish every UFC event was like this. 6 hour cards of 12 fights are dumb. Five fights over two hours is perfect.

Go and watch ONE and leave the UFC to their thing.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Go and watch ONE and leave the UFC to their thing.

I do watch ONE. It would be perfect if it was actually live.

 

[blaseblah]

I am glad this show is back. I prefer it to TUF. One fight a week doesn't do it for me anymore, especially if the fight is lackluster.

 

[Kryptt]

Will make it back with 30 ta spare t'night ta catch this.

#HustleisLife

 

[Pakman]

I love MMA... but I wish every UFC event was like this. 6 hour cards of 12 fights are dumb. Five fights over two hours is perfect.

agreed, Contender Series is amazing, but I'd be happy if the events were like the UFC Fight Pass international cards from a couple years back. They'd start at 12 pm EST or something, 11 am sometimes etc, and then just go. One fight after the other. No commercial breaks, no long gaps to promote bullshit. Just fight after fight. Gooden/Hardy doing commentary. Was great stuff.

Don’t know much about these guys but some of those records look quite outstanding. Looking forward to this

I know on this season there's a few really good fighters that just haven't gotten the coverage. I've seen Azamat fight before, I think it was in ACB or Brave or one of those type, he seemed like he was pretty good.

 

[Carrotman23]

I love MMA... but I wish every UFC event was like this. 6 hour cards of 12 fights are dumb. Five fights over two hours is perfect.

Just watch the main cards then.....
Anyways didn't know this was today ! Awesome , there's debate to be had about the nature of these prospects and whether or not they're just defacto scabs . That being said I find the reality show nature of DWCS not overdone so it's fun and having a midweek UFC appetizer is awesome

 

[EndlessCritic]

Just watch the main cards then.....

I love MMA too much to miss a fight if I don't have to!

 

[Carrotman23]

I love MMA too much to miss a fight if I don't have to!

Then don't complain about having tons of UFC fights ! <Lmaoo>:sniper:

 

[EndlessCritic]

Then don't complain about having tons of UFC fights ! <Lmaoo>:sniper:

All I'm saying is I would rather have 2 hours of UFC 3x per week than one 6 hour card per week.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Looks like Laura Sankos will get to make her commentary debut tonight based on her Twitter post

 

[Carrotman23]

All I'm saying is I would rather have 2 hours of UFC 3x per week than one 6 hour card per week.

Ahhhh okay that I can get ! Don't necessarily agree but would be an interesting experience . Sadly the UFC is extremely averse to change especially lately

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Murzakanov, Lopes and Fletcher to get contracts

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Lopes Vs Brito should just be a regular UFC fight btw, both those guys are easily good enough to be on the roster.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

You know what's crazy? Every single one of these fighters competing tonight is better, skill- and polish-wise than every fighter that was on this last season of TUF.

 

[Milkcarton42]

I would 100% listen to Sanko over say Shale

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Max Holloway is beating the shit out of Ortega on TSN2.