Contender Series 2022: Week 7

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Edit: nvm 

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 2:13 PM ET *

Rewatching it, the 1st and 2nd are really close; Bennett locks up the 1st IMO and then the 2nd is a little questionable.

Than the 3rd was just clinching against the cage until the ref separated them more than once for Waters to land the knee.

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 2:20 PM ET *

this fight was cancelled



-6'6" kevin vs 6'0" jimmy

-kevin ALL KO/TKO/Submissions in under 5 minutes

-kevin has a questionable fighting record

-at mma maximus warriors 4 it is clearly a mismatch in weight classes between opponents
-at mma maximus warriors 11 kevin latest opponent zapadka weighed in 50 pounds lighter than him

-most of kevin's opponents are 0-0 or losing records (cans) (stat padding)

-kevin pro debut is on facebook he seemingly gave up after the first round of getting bullied into a corner by a dude who looks like Batista from WWE (and is remotely athletic)

-kevin defeated toughest opponent (filip stawowy) (7-1 record) by majority decision, but filip looked pretty beat up and kevin did not like getting hit here

-kevin winner of 2016 amateur league mma tournament in Poland, winning against 3 different 0-0 fighters in the same day starting as 6-0 amateur that day with pro experience, knocking two of them out

-kevin learning BJJ from Renzo Gracie Academy

-kevin amateur-record stat padded with 7 one-round bouts

-kevin pro-record 2/12 decision rate 9/12 finish rate 4/12 KO/TKO rate 5/12 Submission rate 

-jimmy weighs in at 265 and looks lean with a lot of muscle

-jimmy fast with huge knockout energy

-jimmy college wrestler experience, trained with AKA, AKA dudes in his corner at fight with Edwin Smart, photos with DC and footage with Cain Velasquez

-jimmy trains out of same gym (Killer Bee) as Hamdy Abdelwahab, UFC Fighter

-how does jimmy still end up on his back in first 2 pro fights and ref has to stand him up so he can win???

-jimmy one decision fight loss against Said Sowma (now 2-3 in Bellator)

-jimmy 4/5 KO/TKO rate

jimmy knocks out kevin with one punch, easily

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 5:26 PM ET *

that fight is off btw

nooooo way

this guy Karl Williams (LHW who is 6-1) is stepping in for kevin

kevin is out of fight

i see karl willliams instagram posts about it thanks for the heads up


its been updated on espn.com to reflect karl williams folks

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 4:40 PM ET *

Holy smokes with Tereza's line.  I was going to make my DWCS bets today and last I remembered her line was around -300 now it's -600 lol... I mean she was my lock for this event but damn those odds are too heavy

-jimmy heavyweight opponents pro records 16-12


-weighs in at 265 and looks lean with a lot of muscle and hits like a tractor trailer
-age 30 6'0"

-jimmy fast hands with huge knockout energy


-brutal ground & pound

-jimmy did not display great takedown defense in his first 2 pro fights, why jimmy??? 

-jimmy was 3x division one wrestling champion in new jersey 

-jimmy college wrestler experience, trained with AKA, AKA dudes in his corner at fights, photos with DC and footage with Cain Velasquez

-jimmy trains out of same gym (Killer Bee) as Hamdy Abdelwahab, UFC Fighter

-jimmy debut fight was a decision loss against Said Sowma (now 2-3 in Bellator)

-jimmy 4 knockout/tko wins in a row since then



-jimmy pro record 4W-1L 4/5 KO/TKO rate

DC if you are reading this i hope you roasted the **** out of this guy on his first loss lmao


-karl as a pro light heavyweight is 5W-1L 3 wins in a row 
-karl as a pro heavyweight is 1W-0
-karl as an amateur light heavyweight is 3W-0L
-karl as an amateur heavyweight is 2W-1L

-karl opponents light heavy weight pro records 32-16
-karl opponents heavy weight pro records 2-0
-karl opponents light heavy weight amateur records 3-2
-karl opponents heavy weight amateur records 8-5

-karl long history of holding his opponent down

-age 33 6'2"

-karl max weight 235.9 pounds so far

-karl is also a good stand up striker

-karl amazing takedown offense, throws his opponents around for fun a lot, i guess
-karl broke boatwrights kneecap on a takedown or some crazy **** like that
-good ground control (15 mins straight against kyle wright)
-rocks Simon Marini on his feet, finishes with ground & pound (hammerfists)
-10-15 minutes straight of being on top with ground control is enough to convince any UFC judge

-30 pounds weight difference will negate some of karls ability to hold down or take down jimmy, karl has to use more energy to take down and hold down jimmy

-biggest challenge for jimmy is stuffing karl's takedown

-uphill battle for karl against jimmy

-jimmy fights guys who weigh 250+, karl weigh in at 235 would make this easier for him

i hope karl eats his veggies and gives me the upset by decision but 

Jimmy by KO/TKO

jimmy the more experienced heavyweight in the heavyweight division cracks karl with a massive right hand and finishes the fight on the ground with hammerfists, easy, but not as easy as knocking out kevin

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 6:38 PM ET *

New fight?^

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 6:48 PM ET *

I've watched Karl Williams last 3 fights...

FADE WILLIAMS; low output, no urgency, decent takedown defense and just basic on the feet.

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 6:49 PM ET *

Williams vs. Lawson
Jimmy Lawson, TKO, R1
too big

Williams vs. Lawson
Jimmy Lawson, TKO, R1
Lawson got lucky with the opponent change tbh

Williams vs. Lawson
Jimmy Lawson, TKO, R1
Two athletic monsters who aren’t technically ready for the UFC, gonna just go with the bigger guy

Might be a dumb question but are both guys named Bonfim brothers? 

Both from the District of Brasilia, Brazil just different gyms.

* Edited at 09.04.2022, 8:18 PM ET *

Yes they are brothers 

Williams vs. Lawson
Jimmy Lawson, TKO, R1
Lawson should sleep him because of a size and power discrepancy

It's a shame only 1 brother will get a contract. The other is getting smoked.