Another week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and yet another thrilling night of finishes. Of the 15 fights so far in season\u00a03, 14 have ended by finish.<\/p>\n
I would say that the theme for this week was finishing…but that appears to be the theme of the whole season.<\/p>\n
So the clear theme this week was short notice victors as two of the three fighters fighting on short notice pulled out big wins.<\/p>\n
In the opening bout, we had middleweight\u00a0action as Tim Caron took on Jordan Williams who came in on five-days notice. Yet one would never have guessed it as Williams completely dominated Caron with his superior wrestling for two and a half rounds until scoring the late finish with violent ground and pound elbows.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maldobabo\/status\/1011769729952960512<\/p>\n
The second fight of the night featured the featherweights. One of which was a familiar\u00a0face in The Ultimate Fighter season 22 contestant, Julian “Juicy J” Erosa.<\/p>\n
Trying to claw his way back to the UFC, Erosa took on the rising prospect Jamall Emmers.<\/p>\n
The fight was thrilling and back and forth for the first two rounds as each showcased their striking skills each other’s faces. That was until Erosa landed a head kick that was too much for Emmers as he collapsed and was finished by punches.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maldobabo\/status\/1011774582779457537<\/p>\n
Right in the middle of the card was heavyweights.<\/p>\n
Coming in on four-days notice was Josh Parisian who scored an insane first round upset knockout over Greg Rebello who was returning from last season after a knockout loss and racking up some wins since.<\/p>\n
Parisian would spoil the night for Rebello with a crazy spinning back fist that made him the first fighter competing above welterweight in UFC\/Contender Series history to score a spinning back fist knockout.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maldobabo\/status\/1011777865191514120<\/p>\n
The night’s co-main event showcased perhaps the most impressive performance of the night as lightweights Te Edwards and Austin Tweedy clashed.<\/p>\n
And it wouldn’t last long as Tweedy would get hit with a huge right hand at the 28-second mark that put him out.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maldobabo\/status\/1011781203614158848<\/p>\n
The main event would pit flyweights against one another in the first female bout of season\u00a02.<\/p>\n
Short notice replacement for Silvana Juarez Gomez, Jaimee Nievara stepped up to take on the sister of Valentina, Antonina Shevchenko.<\/p>\n
The phenomenal Muay Thai striker put her skills on full display for the UFC as she applied numerous clinch positions and landed a plethora of nasty knee strikes on route to a second-round TKO win.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maldobabo\/status\/1011787637408051202<\/p>\n
Despite all the great performances from each winner, only two fighters received\u00a0UFC contracts. Those being Shevchenko and Edwards with Parisian earning a spot on the next season of TUF while Erosa will be a standby for anyone who needs to be replaced in the near future.<\/p>\n
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