{"id":40577,"date":"2026-09-16T02:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T02:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-hails-greatest-talent-in-DWCS-history-after-19second-KO-202813"},"modified":"2026-09-16T02:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T02:34:53","slug":"dana-white-hails-greatest-talent-in-dwcs-history-after-19-second-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-hails-greatest-talent-in-dwcs-history-after-19-second-ko\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White hails &#8216;greatest talent&#8217; in DWCS history after 19-second KO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dana-white-hails-greatest-talent-in-dwcs-history-after-19-second-ko.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><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> featured four new additions to<br \/>\nthe <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> roster.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the total number of contract winners in Season 10 of<br \/>\nDWCS to 28, the most ever at this stage of a season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>DWCS Season 10 Week 6 recap and contract winners<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Tyshawn-Williams-397681\">Tyshawn<br \/>\nWilliams<\/a> (9-0) and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Antonio-Monteiro-152885\">Antonio<br \/>\nMonteiro<\/a> (18-6) started the action with a featherweight bout.<br \/>\nWilliams earned a unanimous decision win after three rounds of<br \/>\nback-and-forth action. While UFC CEO <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/search\/gallery-fighter?q=dana+white\">Dana<br \/>\nWhite<\/a> didn\u2019t see enough to grant Williams a UFC contract, he<br \/>\ninvited the undefeated prospect for another DWCS opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTyshawn, I actually really liked your fight and I like you,\u201d White<br \/>\nsaid. \u201cYou fought a tough guy with a lot of experience. If you\u2019re<br \/>\nup for it, what I would like to do is bring you back again. I<br \/>\ntalked to Sean about it, like for you to come back and fight in the<br \/>\nContender Series again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Luis-Hernandez-371502\">Luis<br \/>\nHernandez<\/a> (8-0) took on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Hugo-Guillon-376012\">Hugo<br \/>\nGuillon<\/a> (7-2) in a middleweight tilt. Hernandez survived a<br \/>\nknockdown and a submission attempt in the second round to make<br \/>\nGuillon tap out just moments later. White gave the Miami-Dade<br \/>\nSheriff\u2019s Office deputy a UFC contract for his come-from-behind<br \/>\nvictory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuis, I loved this fight,\u201d White said. \u201cTwo dogs blasting each<br \/>\nother with big shots\u2026 Both of you guys were in trouble; you<br \/>\novercame big punches, being tired, submission attempts, to get the<br \/>\nfinish. Incredible fight. I absolutely loved it. Welcome to the<br \/>\nUFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Akbar Abdullaev scores 19-second knockout as four fighters earn<br \/>\nUFC contracts at DWCS Week 6<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Akbar-Abdullaev-377895\">Akbar<br \/>\nAbdullaev<\/a> (14-0) took on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ednilson-Barros-Santos-182997\">Ednilson<br \/>\nBarros Santos<\/a> (14-8) in a lightweight matchup. Abdullaev lived<br \/>\nup to his hype, taking just 19 seconds to knock Santos out while<br \/>\nstill on his feet. White believes the Kyrgyz prospect with a 100%<br \/>\nfinishing rate might be the greatest in DWCS history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAkbar, I don\u2019t even know what to say to you,\u201d White said. \u201cThat<br \/>\npunch sounded like a baseball bat. I\u2019m gonna go out on a limb here<br \/>\nand I\u2019m gonna call you possibly the greatest talent that has been<br \/>\non this show in 10 years. I think that you are going to be a huge<br \/>\nsuperstar and a very big threat in this sport. I can\u2019t wait to see<br \/>\nyou fight again. Welcome to the UFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Igor-Cavalcanti-387931\">Igor<br \/>\nCavalcanti<\/a> (14-2) took on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Oscar-Ravello-269371\">Oscar<br \/>\nRavello<\/a> in a middleweight bout. Cavalcanti took just 98 seconds<br \/>\nto take Ravello to the ground and finish him with heavy<br \/>\nground-and-pound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIgor, total and absolute violence,\u201d White said. \u201cCouldn\u2019t have<br \/>\nperformed better against a very, very Revello. Congratulations,<br \/>\nwelcome to the UFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mayton-Perea-378300\">Mayton<br \/>\nPerea<\/a> took on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Zevan-Hunt-306081\">Zevan Hunt<\/a><br \/>\nin the main event. Ecuador\u2019s Perea took just 45 seconds to knock<br \/>\nout the previously undefeated Hunt with a vicious volley of<br \/>\npunches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayton, you took out an undefeated guy in 45 seconds,\u201d White said.<br \/>\n\u201cCongratulations and welcome to the UFC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.1870967741935\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.1548387096774\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4 contracts given out tonight at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\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\/jmuJcvvmiX\">pic.twitter.com\/jmuJcvvmiX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFConParamount\/status\/2100029483629543556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nSeptember 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 6 of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series featured four new additions to the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. This brings the total number of contract winners in Season 10 of DWCS to 28, the most ever at this stage of a season. Advertisement DWCS Season 10 Week 6 recap and contract winners Tyshawn Williams (9-0) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}