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Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 9)

Find out which fighters earned UFC contracts on Week 9 of DWCS.
Drew Beaupre|
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Season 8 of Dana White's Contender Series kept rolling on Tuesday (October 8) when 10 fighters met in the Octagon in Las Vegas, NV to fight for UFC contracts.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 9)
Sean Gauci vs. Anthony Drilich. | (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie

The action kicked off in the flyweight division when Sean Gauci took on Anthony Drilich in an all-Australian matchup, followed by a welterweight tilt featuring Islam Dulatov and LFA titleholder Vanilto Antunes.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 9)
Vanilto Antunes vs. Islam Dulatov. | (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie

The next bout saw two undefeated heavyweights square off when Mario Pinto met Lucas Camacho, and Kody Steele will finally got his opportunity at a UFC contract after his fight on Week 5 fell through when he met Chasen Blair in a lightweight mathchup.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 9)
Mario Pinto vs. Lucas Camacho. | (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie

Things moved up to the light heavyweight division for the night’s featured fight between Islem Masraf and Artem Vakhitov, who handed Alex Pereira his last loss in kickboxing before “Poatan” fully committed to MMA and joined the UFC in 2021.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 9)
Artem Vakhitov vs. Islem Masraf. | (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

Stoppage wins from Dulatov, Pinto, Steele, and Vakhitov all were enough to secure UFC contracts from Dana White, while Gacui missed out on joining the promotion after he took a unanimous decision over Anthony Drilich.

Sean Gauci def. Anthony Drilich

Islam Dulatov def. Vanilto Antunes

Mario Pinto def. Lucas Camacho

Kody Steele def. Chasen Blair

Artem Vakhitov def. Islem Masraf

Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 9 (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

• Light Heavyweight: Artem Vakhitov def. Islem Masraf via TKO: R1, 4:23

• Lightweight: Kody Steele def. Chasen Blair via TKO: R2, 4:07

• Heavyweight: Mario Pinto def. Lucas Camacho via KO: R1, 1:43

• Welterweight: Islam Dulatov def. Vanilto Antunes via KO: R1, 2:44

• Flyweight: Sean Gauci def. Anthony Drilich via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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