Dana White’s Contender Series was back with week 2 of the 8th season tonight with Swedish powerhouse Andreas Gustafsson fighting for a UFC contract as he headlined the card against Pat Pytlik in a welterweight clash.
Gustafsson scored a brutal second-round knockout, landing vicious elbows and knees to send Pytlik crashing to the canvas. In the end, it was clear that the stoppage win was enough for “Bane” to earn a UFC deal.
“You are a killer, you are a savage and I’m definitely gonna give you a chance in the UFC,” White concluded following the win.
“I hope the UFC comes back to Sweden,” Gustafsson said after learning that he got the contract.
Dana White’s Contender Series results – season 8, week 2: Andreas Gustafsson and three others earn UFC contracts
Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious and Cody Haddon also earned UFC contracts on tonight’s card. Check out the official results from Dana White’s Contender Series – season 8, week 2 down below!
- Welterweight bout: Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik via TKO (knees) — Round 2, 3:20
- Heavyweight bout: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 4:59
- Bantamweight bout: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Middleweight bout: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Bantamweight bout: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 3:09
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