Tag: Dana White’s Contender Series 73

DWCS 73 video: 6-foot-7 Kevin Christian taps Francisco Mazzeo from the bottom

A slow, relatively uneventful fight suddenly ended with a triangle armbar submission by a 6-foot-7 light heavyweight at DWCS 73.

[autotag]Kevin Christian[/autotag] exited Dana White’s Contender Series 73 the victor Tuesday after he submitted [autotag]Francisco Mazzeo[/autotag] in front of the UFC brass.

The tap came at 4:17 of Round 2 after Brazil’s Christian (9-2) locked in a triangle armbar found inescapable by Italy’s Mazzeo (4-1). The light heavyweight bout took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

With the win, Christian extends his streak to five. He has never gone to the judges’ scorecards through 10 professional fights.

Mazzeo loses for the first time as a professional. He entered the fight having never gone longer than two minutes.

Up-to-the-minute DWCS 73 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for DWCS 73.

DWCS 73 video: Kevin Vallejos bombards durable Cam Teague with punishment for TKO

22-year-old UFC hopeful Kevin Vallejos unloaded on Cam Teague, who initially tried walking through the punches.

[autotag]Kevin Vallejos[/autotag] needed two-and-a-half minutes to get the job done Tuesday.

If [autotag]Cam Teague[/autotag] wasn’t so tough, it would’ve been even less time clocked for Vallejos (14-1) who won with a standing TKO barrage at 2:33 of Round 1 during their featherweight bout at Dana White’s Contender Series 73 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Vallejos, a second-time competitor on the series, showed off his punching power. Teague (7-1) walked through many shots early, but when a big body punch stung him badly, he was unable to protect himself consistently enough and the floodgate of attack by Vallejos opened.

Teague became ultra-protective of his body, leaving his head open for a bomb from Vallejos that stunned him. Vallejos upped the pressure and backed Teague against the fence. Vallejos punched away as Teague covered up and eventually toppled over. That was all referee Kevin MacDonald needed to see (via X):

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Argentina’s Vallejos, 22, competed on DWCS in 2023 and lost a unanimous decision to Jean Silva, a fighter who has slowly emerged as a potential future contender in the UFC. He won back-to-back fights to punch his ticket back.

Alabama’s Teague loses for the first time as a professional. After a build for smaller local shows, Teague took a step up when he fought and defeated former UFC fighter Austin Lingo for Fury FC in August.

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Up-to-the-minute DWCS 73 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for DWCS 73.

Dana White’s Contender Series 73 faceoff highlights video, photo gallery from Las Vegas

Check out the weigh-in and faceoff video highlights and photos from Dana White’s Contender Series 73 in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 73 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs.

For the seventh event of the season, 10 fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including unbeaten heavyweights Bailey Schoenfelder (5-0) and Danylo Voievodkin (6-0), who headline the show.

At the conclusion of the official weigh-ins, the fighters came face to face for staredowns. Check out the highlights in the video above and a photo gallery from the weigh-ins and faceoffs below.

Dana White’s Contender Series 73 takes place Tuesday and streams on ESPN+.

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Dana White’s Contender Series 73 weigh-in results: No scale issues in Vegas

Check out the results from the official Dana White’s Contender Series 73 fighter weigh-ins in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 73 weigh-ins, where all 10 fighters hit their marks.

For the seventh event of the season, 10 fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including unbeaten heavyweights Bailey Schoenfelder (5-0) and Danylo Voievodkin (6-0), who headline the show.

The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.

The full Dana White’s Contender Series 73 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Bailey Schoenfelder (231) vs. Danylo Voievodkin (263)
  • Daniel Frunza (170) vs. Vadym Kutsyi (171)
  • Kevin Christian (205) vs. Francesco Mazzeo (206)
  • Cam Teague (145) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5)
  • Rose Conceicao (114.5) vs. Alexia Thainara (116)

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for DWCS 73.