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DWCS 59 winner Luis Pajuelo aspires to have future showdowns with Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski

Luis Pajuelo has high hopes after securing a UFC contract at Dana White’s Contender Series 59.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Luis Pajuelo[/autotag] has high hopes after securing a UFC contract at Dana White’s Contender Series 59.

Pajuelo (8-1) stopped Robbie Ring (6-5) by first-round TKO Tuesday in their featherweight bout at the UFC Apex.

The Peruvian fighter doesn’t have an opponent in mind for his UFC debut but dreams of one day fighting the likes of former champion [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] and current 145-pound champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag].

“Obviously not in my debut, but I would love to fight some of the greatest fighters in my division like Holloway, Volkanovski,” Pajuelo told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter. “I plan on putting a beautiful story and making history in this division.”

Ring stormed out the gate but Pajuelo was able to match his aggression and prevail with the early finish.

“I always try to go from less to more,” Pajuelo said. “You kind of sustain it, sustain it, you take it in, and then after that, the lion comes out.”

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DWCS 59 winner Oban Elliott expects ‘f*cking special run’ in UFC

With his focus entirely on fighting now, Oban Elliott is ready to make waves in the UFC.

LAS VEGAS – With his focus entirely on fighting now, [autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] is ready to make waves in the UFC.

Elliott (9-2) earned a UFC contract Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 59 when he edged out Kaik Brito (16-5) by majority decision.

A railroad worker, Eliott hasn’t been able to fully focus on fighting. But now that he’s a UFC fighter, he plans on changing that.

“As I go full time now, fighting in the best fighting organization in the world where I can put everything into it, my dream’s come true,” Elliott told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the UFC Apex. “I have a feeling I’m going to have a f*cking special run. If any of my past is to go by, I’m not going to take no for an answer in the UFC, just like I’ve not took no for an answer in life.”

Wales’ Elliott wouldn’t call anyone out for his UFC debut but issued a stern warning to the welterweight division that he’s coming.

“You better be good,” Elliott said, “whoever I’m fighting next because I’m a f*cking nightmare. As ol’ uncle Chael says, I’m that kid at the wrestling that just don’t go away. If you beat me once, you’ll have to beat me again for me to even accept it.”

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Dana White’s Contender Series 59.