UFC Hands Out Five DWCS Contracts After Night Of Finishes

Dana White handed out five UFC contracts Tuesday night after Contender Series Week 4 delivered four stoppages across five fights at the APEX in Las Vegas.

The night featured a 15-second knockout from Brazilian striker Modestino Rodrigues, who demolished Brandon Holmes with a leg kick followed by a blitz of punches, as MMA Fighting reported. The 22-year-old former K-1 kickboxer earned the fastest finish of the evening and his spot on the UFC roster.

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Darby Batters Rivera In Main Event

Welterweight Adam Darby closed the show with a third-round doctor's stoppage over Patrick Rivera after landing what would have been a UFC record for low kicks in a 170-pound bout. Darby entered as a heavy favourite and spent 15 minutes breaking down Rivera with leg kicks and sharp punches until referee Kerry Hatley waved in the cage-side physician to check Rivera's damaged eye midway through the final round.

Mexico's Silvestre Sanchez stopped Liam McCracken with a left hook at 2:44 of round three in the swing bout. McCracken's early speed gave Sanchez problems, but the Mexican fighter used power shots and takedowns to wear his opponent down before landing the finishing blow.

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Gabriel Lorenco knocked out Charlie Cleveland with a wild hook and follow-up elbow that may have landed to the back of the head, though the finish stood and earned him a contract. Adam Livingston took a split decision over Hunter Smith in the opener, redeeming his Season 9 loss to Tommy Gantt with a back-and-forth scrap that saw him use length and spinning attacks to edge the judges' scorecards.

All five winners will join the UFC roster. Season 10 of Contender Series continues next week at the APEX.

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• MMA Fighting — DWCS Season 10, Week 4 results: 5 UFC contracts handed out after night of finishes