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DWCS Week 3: Five UFC Contracts After Four First-Round Finishes and a Late Rally

Dana White again signed every winner as Season 9’s finish-first standard continued at the UFC APEX on Aug. 26.

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Overview

  • Five fighters earned contracts: Donte Johnson, Manoel Sousa, Abdul‑Rakhman Yakhyaev, Marcio Barbosa and Ryan Gandra.
  • Main event: Ryan Gandra stopped Trent Miller by TKO at 2:51 of Round 1 to extend his win streak to seven.
  • Manoel Sousa delivered the night’s lone late finish, rallying to TKO Cristian Perez at 3:00 of Round 3.
  • Abdul‑Rakhman Yakhyaev logged the fastest stoppage with a 30‑second TKO of Alik Lorenz, while Marcio Barbosa halted Damon Wilson at 4:14 of Round 1 and Donte Johnson finished Darion Abbey at 1:04 of Round 1.
  • The all-contract episode marked the second straight week this season that every winner was signed on Dana White’s Contender Series.