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MMA Fighting has DWCS Season 8: Week 8 results for all the action from season eight, week eight of UFC’s Contender Series on Tuesday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

In the main event, undefeated light heavyweight Diyar Nurgozhay (9-0) fights Polish standout Bartosz Szewczyk (8-2-1). Nurgozhay most recently fought for UAE Warriors this past May, when he defeated 2019 PFL champion Emiliano Sordi via first-round TKO.

Szewczyk has primarily competed for Poland’s Fight Exclusive Night promotion, where he won a light heavyweight title this past February.

In the penultimate bout of the evening, former Combate Global fighter Alberto Montes (10-1) fights Carlos Calderon (6-2) in a featherweight bout.

Thus far 29 contracts have been awarded this season, with only two events seeing all five winners earn a shot in the UFC. That includes last week, where a flurry of first-round finishes led to an enthusiastic Dana White signing all the victorious fighters.

Check out DWCS results below.

Fight Card

Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Bartosz Szewczyk

Alberto Montes vs. Carlos Calderon

David Martinez vs. Xavier Franklin

Torrez Finney vs. Abdellah Er-Ramy

Jacobe Smith vs. Christien Savoie

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Umar Nurmagomedov is staying busy as he waits for UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

The 18-0 MMA fighter faces two-time Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas in a grappling match that headlines ADXC 7 in Abu Dhabi, the promotion announced Monday. The card goes down at Mubadala Arena on Oct. 25, a day before UFC 308 lands in the United Arab Emirates.

Nurmagomedov hopes to get a shot at newly crowned 135-pound champion Merab Dvalishvili after winning six in a row under the UFC banner, capped off by a unanimous decision over Cory Sandhagen this past August. Nurmagomedov’s first two UFC wins came via submission, with seven total throughout his MMA career.

Dantas, a black belt in jiu-jitsu and 23-8 in MMA, has also won seven fights by way of submission, including a second-round arm-triangle choke to tap Zach Makovsky to win a Bellator belt in 2012. He then successfully defended it with a rear-naked choke of Anthony Leone.

ADXC 7 also features a match between jiu-jitsu world champion Isaque Bahiense and Bruno Lima, as well as Jansen Gomes vs. Uanderson Ferreira.

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“God of War” has opened up about his violent loss.

Benoit Saint-Denis suffered his first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) main event loss at UFC Paris this past weekend (Sat., Sept. 28, 2024) when Renato Moicano battered the French fighter to force a doctor stoppage in between rounds two and three from inside Accor Arena in Paris, France (watch highlights).

A day after the fight, Saint-Denis took to his social media to issue a statement.

“It wasn’t my day, this sport is hard but incredible,” Saint-Denis wrote on Instagram (translated through Instagram. “Thank you to everyone for your unwavering support. Proud to have been able to represent France in the octagon and at home. Respect to my opponent for facing me at home, and congratulations to Renato Moicano. God tests us, and that’s nothing to compare with what I could experience.”

UFC Paris was Saint-Denis’ second stoppage loss in a row after amassing a five-fight finish streak. Dustin Poirier knocked him out at UFC 299 in March.

“God of War” has already suffered an absurd amount of damage in his eight-fight UFC career and will hopefully take several months off to rest and recover.

Moicano offered Saint-Denis the opportunity to train at his gym at American Top Team in Florida, which would be incredibly wise. They can both heal together.

For complete UFC Paris results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.

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A welterweight showdown between Abdoul Abdouraguimov and Laureano Staropoli will top the PFL Europe Championships card in Lyon, France, on Dec. 14, the company announced Monday.

Abdouraguimov has won his past eight with seven stoppages to his credit, while Staropoli aims to rebound from a loss to Murad Ramazanov this past April, which snapped his four-fight winning streak.

The Lyon event features four European season finals. The matchups were set this past Saturday, when PFL held a show in Glasgow, Scotland.

Lewis McGrillen knocked out Dean Garnett to set up a bantamweight final with Alexander Luster, who tapped Julien Pierre Lopez. In the welterweight division, Daniele Miceli and Florim Zendeli collide for the PFL Europe title following wins over Ibrahima Mane and Jack Grant, respectively.

The third championship contest has Connor Hughes taking on Jakub Kaszuba in the lightweight division. Hughes clinched the spot with unanimous decision over Ignacio Capella, while Kaszuba advanced with a decision against Daniele Scatizzi.

The 2024 PFL Europe women’s flyweight champion will be crowned when Paulina Wisniewska meets Shanelle Dyer in a battle of undefeated talents. Both flyweights scored decision victories in the semifinals against Karolina Wojcik and Valentina Scatizzi, respectively.

“France has quickly become one of the biggest MMA destinations in the world,” PFL CEO Pete Murray stated in a release, “not only due to the high-level athletes that are being produced by the country, but the incredible fans that bring world-class atmosphere every single time we visit. It was an easy decision to bring the PFL Europe Championships here, and there was no better time to make our debut in Lyon. Our PFL Europe Championships will see the continent’s best mixed martial artists compete for our prestigious title and a $ 100,000 prize, and with everything on the line, we know the fans are in for a night of MMA that will be talked about for years to come.”

Check the updated PFL Europe Championships Lyon lineup below.

• Abdoul Abdouraguimov vs. Laureano Staropoli
• Daniele Miceli vs. Florim Zendeli
• Connor Hughes vs. Jakub Kaszuba
• Lewis McGrillen vs. Alexander Luster
• Shanelle Dyer vs. Paulina Wisniewska

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The UFC 307 fight card, start time is for all the UFC action at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.

In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira puts his belt on the line against Khalil Rountree. This marks the third defense for Pereira, who is coming off a Performance of the Night bonus with his second-round TKO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 this past June.

Raquel Pennington defends the UFC bantamweight title against former UFC champion Julianna Peña in the co-main event. This is Pennington’s first title defense. Peña hasn’t fought since losing the title in a rematch against Amanda Nunes at UFC 277 on July 30, 2022.

The UFC 307 prelims begin on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET, and the main card is on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET.

Check out the UFC 307 fight card below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)

Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Raquel Pennington vs. Julianna Peña

Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista

Ketlen Vieira vs. Kayla Harrison

Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland

Preliminary Card (ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Stephen Thompson vs. Joaquin Buckley

Marina Rodriguez vs. Iasmin Lucindo

Cesar Almeida vs. Ihor Potieria

Austin Hubbard vs. Alexander Hernandez

Early Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Carla Esparza vs. Tecia Pennington

Court McGee vs. Tim Means

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