{"id":40527,"date":"2026-09-16T06:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Mayton-Perea-earns-UFC-contract-with-45second-DWCS-stoppage-202824"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:06:49","slug":"mayton-perea-earns-ufc-contract-with-45-second-dwcs-stoppage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/mayton-perea-earns-ufc-contract-with-45-second-dwcs-stoppage\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayton Perea earns UFC contract with 45-second DWCS stoppage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mayton-perea-earns-ufc-contract-with-45-second-dwcs-stoppage.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mayton-Perea-378300\">Mayton<br \/>\nPerea<\/a> is officially headed to the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ecuadorian earned his UFC contract in emphatic fashion,<br \/>\nstopping <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Zevan-Hunt-306081\">Zevan Hunt<\/a><br \/>\nin just 45 seconds in the main event of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-Contender-Series-2026-Week-6-112632\"><br \/>\nWeek 6<\/a> of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-12411\"><br \/>\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Mayton Perea reacts to UFC contract after stopping Zevan Hunt<br \/>\nat DWCS<\/h2>\n<p>The fight moved at a frantic pace from the opening exchange. Hunt<br \/>\n(7-1) found himself in mount in the early exchanges before Perea<br \/>\n(9-3) worked his way back to his feet. The latter then landed a big<br \/>\npunch. Hunt scrambled for a leg, but Perea responded with a series<br \/>\nof elbows and follow-up strikes to force the referee stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>The victory marked Perea&#8217;s fourth consecutive win, earning a spot<br \/>\non the UFC roster after impressing UFC CEO <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/search\/gallery-fighter?q=dana+white\">Dana<br \/>\nWhite<\/a>. In his post-fight interview, he opened up about what it<br \/>\nmeans to join the premier mixed martial arts promotion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been waiting my entire life; I have been manifesting this<br \/>\nand working so hard,\u201d Perea said in his post-fight interview. \u201cIt<br \/>\nis incredible. It seems like a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.8578680203046\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.5736040609137\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only needed 45 seconds \u23f0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mayton-Perea-378300\">Mayton<br \/>\nPerea<\/a> gets the knockout to close out Week 6!<\/p>\n[ <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a><br \/>\n| LIVE on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountPlus<\/a><br \/>\n] <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8Od70so9c\">pic.twitter.com\/f8Od70so9c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFConParamount\/status\/2100025790582714634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayton Perea is officially headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Ecuadorian earned his UFC contract in emphatic fashion, stopping Zevan Hunt in just 45 seconds in the main event of Week 6 of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. 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