{"id":40656,"date":"2026-09-23T05:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Marcos-Degli-lands-UFC-contract-after-wild-onearm-choke-at-DWCS-202926"},"modified":"2026-09-23T05:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T05:31:07","slug":"marcos-degli-lands-ufc-contract-after-wild-one-arm-choke-at-dwcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/marcos-degli-lands-ufc-contract-after-wild-one-arm-choke-at-dwcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcos Degli lands UFC contract after wild one-arm choke at DWCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/marcos-degli-lands-ufc-contract-after-wild-one-arm-choke-at-dwcs.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marcos-Degli-377798\">Marcos<br \/>\nDegli<\/a> entered <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-12411\"><br \/>\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> with plenty to prove and left the<br \/>\nMeta Apex with an <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian flyweight submitted <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Paris-Moran-305077\">Paris Moran<\/a><br \/>\nwith a standing one-arm rear-naked choke at the 4:46 mark of the<br \/>\nsecond round at DWCS Season 10 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-Contender-Series-2026-Week-7-112633\"><br \/>\nWeek 7<\/a>, extending his winning streak to 13 straight. Degli had<br \/>\nan emotional response to the massive achievement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Marcos Degli extends his winning streak to 13 with submission<br \/>\nof Paris Moran<\/h2>\n<p>Degli has built a reputation as one of Brazil\u2019s more dangerous<br \/>\nflyweight prospects. Against Moran, Degli showed that his<br \/>\nsubmission game is just as potent as his striking. The victory was<br \/>\nenough to convince UFC CEO <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/search\/gallery-fighter?q=dana+white\">Dana<br \/>\nWhite<\/a> to award him a contract.<\/p>\n<p>In his post-fight interview, Degli (15-3) talked about his<br \/>\ngrandmother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost my grandma at the start of the year and I wish that she was<br \/>\nhere to see where her grandson made it. We made it,\u201d Degli said. \u201cI<br \/>\nam sure she would be really proud. I am gonna make her really<br \/>\nproud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also touched on the support he\u2019s received from his wife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is the most invaluable thing I have in my life,\u201d Degli said.<br \/>\n\u201cShe\u2019s there for me no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Degli went 2-3 in his pro career before racking up 13 wins on the<br \/>\nbounce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcos Degli entered Dana White\u2019s Contender Series with plenty to prove and left the Meta Apex with an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract. The Brazilian flyweight submitted Paris Moran with a standing one-arm rear-naked choke at the 4:46 mark of the second round at DWCS Season 10 Week 7, extending his winning streak to 13 straight. 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