DW's Tuesday Night Contender Series 2018 Week 1: LIVE on Fight Pass 8PM ET/5PM PT PBP Discussion

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If you do not have Fight Pass and only want to watch the Contender Series, a summer Season Pass is currently being sold by the UFC for a discounted $12.99 here, it gives you 10 weeks of FP.

For those of you new to the series, every Tuesday from June 12th until August 7th, with July 3rd off, top prospects and former UFC fighters will compete in a five-fight card with the opportunity to win a UFC contract. Some events, only one winner gets a contract, and others, multiple fighters are awarded that elusive contract.

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Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 2018, Week 1!

LHW: Dashawn Boatwright (3-0) vs Alonzo Menifield (6-0)
WW: Chris Curtis (18-5) vs Sean Lally (8-2)
HW: Greg Hardy (0-0) vs Austen Lane (4-0)
BW: Rico DiSciullo (9-1) vs Montel Jackson (5-0)
MW: Will Santiago (9-4) vs Kevin Holland (12-3)


Weigh-in results:
Alonzo Menifield (206) vs Dashawn Boatwright (204)
Chris Curtis (170) vs Sean Lally (170.5)
Greg Hardy (264) vs Austen Lane (240)
Rico DiSciullo (135.5) vs Montel Jackson (136)
Kevin Holland (185.5) vs Will Santiago (185)


Odds as of 2:45 PM ET 6/12

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Previous Contract Winners:

2017 Season - Breakdown and Summary Here
Week 1: FW Kurt Holobaugh (R1 KO) and BW Boston Salmon (Unanimous Decision)
Week 2: BW Sean O'Malley (R1 KO)
Week 3: LHW Karl Roberson (R1 KO) and MW Geoffrey Neal (R1 TKO)
Week 4: MW Julian Marquez (R2 KO) and FW Brandon Davis (Unanimous Decision)
Week 5: LHW Mike Rodriguez (R1 KO) and FLW Alex Perez (R1 Tech Sub - Anaconda Choke)
Week 6: MW Charles Byrd (R2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke) and FW Grant Dawson (R2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke)
Week 7: BW Benito Lopez (Split Decision) and FLW Joby Sanchez (R2 TKO)
Week 8: LW Matt Frevola (R2 Sub - Arm-Triangle Choke), WBW Lauren Mueller (Unanimous Decision), HW Allen Crowder (R3 TKO) - as well as MW Bevon Lewis (R2 TKO) signed to Developmental League

Contracts issued to fighters will start at $10k to show and $10k to win, for around 3-4 fights. Other winners may be called to the UFC for short notice replacements or brought back for future events.

Commentary: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping

The commentary will alternate this season between Play-by-Play announcers Brendan Fitzgerald and Dan Hellie, and Color Commentators Michael Bisping and Paul Felder

There will be NO Snoopcast this season.

Fights will start in approximately 5 hours and 15 minutes from this first posting.
 
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What? Snoopcast was way better than Yves Edwards. Snoop and Faber had an incredible chemistry.

Felder wasn't bad.
I actually just read that Bisping will have the first four cards, and Felder will have the last four after he fights Vick in Boise. No Edwards this season, but that's expected, because he's a WSOF commentator now and they have a busy season ahead.
 
I actually just read that Bisping will have the first four cards, and Felder will have the last four after he fights Vick in Boise. No Edwards this season, but that's expected, because he's a WSOF commentator now and they have a busy season ahead.
DWTNCS on Tuesdays
PFL Thursdays

Fucking amazing.
 
For those who like the Contender series but don't want to outright buy Fight Pass:

They're selling the whole season (8 episodes) for $14.99
 
For those who like the Contender series but don't want to outright buy Fight Pass:

They're selling the whole season (8 episodes) for $14.99
Meanwhile, if you buy a ppv through ufc.tv, you can get 6 months of fightpass for $30.
 
Sure I could just use search function... but why not be like the rest. When does Man Zant fight... Have to give the guy credit. Using your girl/boy friend celebrity to gain fame is the American Way...

Edit. Plus, don't even know his name. Think he goes by the boyfriend of Paige... SMH
 
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Sure I could just use search function... but why not be like the rest. When does Man Zant fight... Have to give the guy credit. Using your girl/boy friend celebrity to gain fame is the American Way...
Austin Vanderford, and he's fighting on July 17th on Week 5 against Angelo Trevino, a guy from TAM.
 
What?? What happened to snoopcast??
A few thoughts - either it was expensive to hire him to call the fights, way more than anyone else would cost. Or, a result of the blowback from his criticism of UFC fighters, where some called for him to be removed?
 
I forgot about snoopcast
They should have at least replaced it with another alternate commentary.

I gotta listen to these guys trying too hard to be insightful now
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It's gotta be rough for someone like Hardy who went from making millions per year in the NFL to hoping to get a $10K/$10K contract. Even that Lane guy he's fighting got like $400K a year (think that was the NFL min salary during his time) to basically stand on the sidelines. Ouch.
 
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