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Contender Series 2023: Week 2

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05.05.2023 | 1:56 PM ET

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Contender Series 2023
  • Tuesday 08.15.2023 at 07:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
  • Promotion: Dana White's Contender Series
  • Ownership:
  • Venue: UFC Apex
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Laura Sanko, Paul Felder
  • Ring Announcer: Justin Bernard
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Laura Sanko
  • MMA Bouts: 5
  • Event Links:
Bout   Info
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady   defeats   George Hardwick   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ibo Aslan   defeats   Paulo Renato Jr.   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:22 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Hyder Amil   defeats   Emrah Sonmez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Eduarda Moura   defeats   Janaรญna Silva   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Charalampos Grigoriou   defeats   Cameron Smotherman   via KO/TKO, Straight Right to Ground Punches   1:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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Volkan
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08.15.2023 | 8:58 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 2 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 35th with 7 others

Where are you Hardwick *****uckers now?
unreformed
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08.15.2023 | 8:58 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points   |   6th Place

jokes aside that was a ufc level fight. i thought selwady would grapple a lot more but his striking and overall game plan of using feints was great to watch. hardwick looked like he couldnโ€™t figure out what to do and you could see when his brother was talking to him after that first round that george looked like the pressure was getting to him. 
HazardKing
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08.15.2023 | 8:59 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 165 Points   |   Tied for 648th

Jeez Hardwick got exposed badly. Dana deserves this for giving Hardwick what he thought would be an easy fight but holy crap these Cage Warrior fighters can be rocks or diamonds. Huge rock discovered tonight.

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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08.15.2023 | 9:00 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 165 Points   |   Tied for 774th

@Volkan 
still here i like selwadi a lot but Hardwick still has something to him. Its just crazy people like Shauna Bannon gets signed for being good in WAKO barely real kickboxing. Then high level champs on the regionals have to go through Contender series 
TrustNoOne
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08.15.2023 | 9:00 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 98th

Haven't bet on Al-Selwady but he totally deserved to win, Hardwick wasn't doing ****, he don't even deserved to be on DWCS with his performance

"๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก."

sends less violins
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08.15.2023 | 9:00 PM ET

baton rouge is the 'boot' of america?!?
danromanick
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08.15.2023 | 9:01 PM ET

Louisiana 
el222
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08.15.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 1 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 100 Points   |   Tied for 1151st

yay for Hyder! 0-3 ufc career incoming
Segador80
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08.15.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 77th

Yeah, if you win you get a contract now. 
Subsyy01
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08.15.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 530th

I agree with the Hyder contract more or less did deserve it just not confident he lasts long in the UFC

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08.15.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 2 Perfect, 175 Points   |   Tied for 623rd

Good for Abdul, tonight he gave a lesson to all those people who think that a fighter is 99% finished if he faces a renowned fighter and if he is heavy underdog in the odds, fighters don't care about betting and odds!
I wouldn't say that Hardwick is done, he's young and he can continue to evolve, he must practice to face fighters with good footwork and movement. He has good KO Power but not all opponents are stationary targets

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08.15.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

@sends less violins

Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points   |   Tied for 996th

Louisiana does look like a boot shape-wise (so does Indiana but that's the wrong part of the country). Florida has a more phallic shape and placement, although if you wanted to be more mature maybe Florida is the right foor and Louisiana is the left. Hard to anthropomoprhize a country. 

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Brabo49
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08.15.2023 | 9:03 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 190 Points   |   Tied for 542nd

Hardwicks still my boy. 

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danromanick
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08.15.2023 | 9:03 PM ET

None of these guys really try to squeak by anymore. Some of these fights are bad bc these guys are just bad. The effort is usually there now tho
sezmaster
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08.15.2023 | 9:05 PM ET

Fixed!!

Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 246th

Put 544 to win a 100 and he loses ๐Ÿ˜‚ like the fight game is whack. You know why? Cause these guys arenโ€™t paid **** and if he bet on hisself to lose in a certain round as well now imagine if he bet everything he owned on that? He would be a millionaire instantly now letโ€™s say he was honest and won this fight. He gets a possible ufc contract to win 50,000 ๐Ÿ˜‚ now thatโ€™s why this **** is fixed.

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sends less violins
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08.15.2023 | 9:05 PM ET

@danromanick 
no kidding dude but you called it the boot of america and it's not a phrase i've ever heard before is it a BRLA specific thing?
PickemMMA
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08.15.2023 | 9:05 PM ET

Predictions: 2 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 150 Points   |   Tied for 858th

Harwick go expoed big time, i cant believe he was a -500 
Blackbet25
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08.15.2023 | 9:06 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 246th

Super respectable handle of awarding those contracts. โ€œI love this ****โ€ tooโ€ฆ

"They donโ€™t want a man like me to have the title cause Iโ€™m not a puppet like that fool up there."

2023.08.15 9:06 PM ET

Event Complete

Contender Series 2023
danromanick
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08.15.2023 | 9:06 PM ET

No, the state of Louisiana is considered the boot of America cause it looks like a boot
Gentry
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08.15.2023 | 9:08 PM ET

Predictions: 1 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 65 Points   |   Tied for 1192nd

Talkin bout thatโ€™s going to happen sometimes, itโ€™s happened damn near everytime Amil fought if he doesnโ€™t get a ko

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