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Dana White's Contender Series 70 results: Five UFC contracts awarded

09-04-2024
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Dana White's Contender Series Season 8 continued with Week 4 on Tuesday, September 3, and the fights delivered in a big way. When Dana White's Contender Series 70 wrapped up the night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, five fighters received UFC contracts. 

Those who received a call-up to the big show were Yuneisy Duben, Quillan Salkilld, Austin Bashi, Djorden Santos, and Seok Hyun Ko.

All five fighters won their respective bouts. 

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In the main event, "The Korean Tyson" Seok Hyun Ko (11-2) scored a big win over the previously undefeated Igor Cavalcanti (9-1). 

Two fighters who earned finishes on the night were Austin Bashi (13-0), who scored a second-round submission of Dorian Ramos (8-3), and Yuneisy Duben (5-0) whose one-punch KO of Shannon Clark (5-1) sent shockwaves through the Apex. 

A full look at the results from Dana White's Contender Series 70 can be seen below. 


Dana White's Contender Series 70

  • Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Djorden Santos def. Will Currie via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Austin Bashi def. Dorian Ramos via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:15
  • Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:13
  • Quillan Salkilld def. Gauge Young via. unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Dana White's Contender Series returns next week with Week 5 at the UFC Apex, headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between New Zealand's Navajo Stirling (4-0) and Denver's Phillip Latu (6-1). 

The event will also feature undefeated fighters Otar Tanzilov (9-0) of Georgia, Congo's Josias Musasa (7-0), and Kody Steele (6-0), who fights out of Checkmat BJJ in Austin, Texas.