Overview

• DWCS 79 serves as Season 9’s third card at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, streaming on ESPN+ in the U.S. and UFC Fight Pass internationally.
• The main event features a middleweight matchup between Xtreme Couture’s Trent Miller and Brazil’s Ryan Gandra, who enters on a six-fight winning streak.
• Featherweights Márcio Barbosa and Damon Wilson meet in the co-main event, pairing a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with a Cage Warriors veteran.
• Undefeated light heavyweight Abdul-Rahkman Yakhyaev, a former Ares FC champion, faces Alik Lorenz, with Cristian Pérez vs. Manoel Sousa at lightweight and Donte Johnson vs. Darion Abbey at heavyweight rounding out the bill.
• Two weeks into Season 9, seven fighters have already earned UFC contracts, reinforcing the series’ role as a weekly talent pipeline built around three-round showcases.