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\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> concluded Season 10 at Meta Apex
\nin Las Vegas on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Four fighters earned
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> contracts on
\nWeek 10<\/a> to close out the season.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Smilla Sundell joins Gregory Foster, Douglas Lapa and Luis
\nFrancischinelli as UFC contract winners; Erick Visconde misses
\nout<\/h2>\n

Gregory
\nFoster<\/a> (9-1) and Jason Asher<\/a>
\n(5-1) opened the card with a back-and-forth clash. Each fighter
\nscored a knockdown, and Foster earned a unanimous decision after
\nthree rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg, happy birthday to Barbara and hope she gets well soon,\u201d UFC
\nCEO Dana
\nWhite<\/a> said. \u201cThe pace you set tonight, the shots you landed,
\nthe shots you took, you opened the show the way I love the show to
\nbe opened. And I\u2019ve never been this excited to see a 34-year-old
\ncome into the UFC. Congratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Douglas
\nLapa<\/a> (7-0) faced Davi Cabral<\/a>
\n(7-1) in a middleweight matchup. Both fighters hurt each other in
\nthe opening round before Lapa took control in the second. He
\ndropped Cabral early in the third, prompting the referee to
\nintervene after follow-up punches.<\/p>\n

Although White sometimes awards contracts to both participants in
\nan impressive fight, only Lapa received one. White also mistakenly
\nidentified the 27-year-old Brazilian as 34, correcting himself at
\nthe postfight news conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cLapa, what an incredible fight,\u201d White said. \u201cCabral is a tank. I
\ndidn\u2019t even think that guy was human until he dropped him in the
\nthird round. I always say this: it takes two to make a great fight.
\nHe was definitely a great partner for you this evening. I guess the
\nonly way I can explain this is: the second 34-year-old I\u2019m excited
\nto see in the UFC. Congratulations; welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luis
\nFrancischinelli<\/a> (7-1) faced William
\nRentz<\/a> (8-3) in a welterweight matchup. Rentz found early
\nsuccess with his grappling, but Francischinelli dropped him with a
\nleft hook and finished him with punches for a first-round technical
\nknockout.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuis, you\u2019re 7-1 now, you\u2019re 170 pounds, you\u2019re 10 feet tall,\u201d
\nWhite said while awarding the 6-foot-6 Brazilian a UFC contract.
\n\u201cAnother fun guy that I\u2019m excited to watch fight in the UFC.
\nCongratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old Smilla
\nSundell<\/a> (3-0) faced Alex
\nPereira<\/a>\u2019s sister, Aline
\nPereira<\/a> (3-3), who is 15 years her senior. Sundell earned a
\nunanimous decision. White said he wanted her to gain more
\nexperience before joining the UFC, but matchmaker Mick Maynard
\ndisagreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmilla, so I thought you had a great fight,\u201d White said. \u201cYou
\nobviously dominated. But you\u2019re really young and I think you have
\nnothing but time and you can get some more experience. Mick
\ncompletely disagrees with me and thinks that you\u2019re a serious
\ntalent in the women\u2019s division. So, I\u2019ve been outvoted tonight.
\nWelcome to the UFC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ilias
\nBulaid<\/a> (9-1) and Erick
\nVisconde<\/a> (18-3) headlined the season finale. Visconde drew boos
\ndespite a dominant grappling performance that earned him a
\nunanimous decision. He did not receive a UFC contract.<\/p>\n

\u201cErick, I know you were fired up for this fight, yelling stuff at
\nme on the side of the cage,\u201d White said. \u201cYou put on a grappling
\nmasterclass tonight. But you did not do what I expect to see in the
\nmain event in the last episode of the Contender. Obviously, a
\nf*cking tank and a really tough guy. Not tonight, my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n

4 signees are coming to the UFC! \ud83e\udd29 [ #DWCS |
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\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
\nOctober 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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