LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was onsite at Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 61 event.
The series sees prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.
The fifth episode of Season 7 saw 10 fighters compete for their shot at a UFC contract with five fighters earning UFC contract offers: bantamweight [autotag]Dione Barbosa[/autotag] (6-2), featherweight [autotag]Jean Silva[/autotag] (11-2), middleweight [autotag]Dylan Budka[/autotag] (7-2), featherweight [autotag]Serhiy Sidey[/autotag] (10-1), and light heavyweight [autotag]Brendson Ribeiro[/autotag] (15-5).
Perhaps the highlight of the event, however, was White’s facial expressions following a quick stoppage by referee Kevin MacDonald during Sidey vs. [autotag]Ramon Taveras[/autotag] (8-2).
White called it “one of the worst ref stoppages” he’s ever seen, so he announced Taveras will get another shot on DWCS during Week 10.
Full results of Dana White’s Contender Series 61 include:
- Brendson Ribeiro def. Bruno Lopes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:47
- Serhiy Sidey def. Ramon Taveras via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:26
- Dylan Budka def. Chad Hanekom via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jean Silva def. Kevin Vallejos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dione Barbosa def. Rainn Guerrero via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:35
Continue reading below for more details about each fight – and watch the Sidey vs. Taveras stoppage for yourself.