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A week after posting a record deal of four UFC contracts, President Dana White added two more fighters to Dana White's Contender Series 11 list and a third to the next installment of "The Ultimate Fighter".
For the second week in a row, the five fights on the map ended in stops – and 14 of 15 fights this season were completed.
Antonina Shevchenko will join her younger sister Valentina in the promotion, making her the first sister duo in the history of the UFC. Both share a weight class in the women's flyweight division. In addition, featherweight Te Edwards got a contract after a 28-second knockout and heavyweight Josh Parisian earned a spot on this fall's "The Ultimate Fighter" edition for a backniste knockout.
In the featured match, Shevchenko (6-0) had very little trouble against Jaimee Nievera (7-4) for a second-round TKO in their flyweight bout. She got the finish at 3:22 of the middle after leveling Nievera with a constant barrage of knees against the fence. It was the first time in the short story of the DWCS that a female fight was the featured fight of a card.
"We were training so hard for this fight that we had the opportunity to sign with the UFC," Shevchenko said. "I'm happy to have this win, I saw that she did not want the Thai to win (in the first round), so in the second round, I knew what to do."
Shevchenko connected with a clean shot just after Nievera wanted a withdrawal. She let go of Nievera on the canvas, but let it fall. Moments later, Shevchenko got a Thai plum and landed with big knees. Nievera fell for a withdrawal, but Shevchenko was found at the top in Nievera's guard. Shevchenko worked heavy punches and elbows near the mdiway point. Then she postured and dropped more punches.
Nievera got up two minutes from the end, but Shevchenko held her tied to find knees. They were not hardened, but they came en masse. With 70 seconds to play, Shevchenko brought Nievera back to the canvas and dropped some huge punches. She opened a large cut on Nievera's left eye, and referee Herb Dean asked for a doctor's time to look at the cup. He cleaned up with 50 seconds left, and at Shevchenko restart landed a clean right hand. But after they became attached again, Nievera was able to put Shevchenko on the canvas late in the frame, and that allowed him to survive to reach the second.
Shevchenko managed heavy punches just after a minute in the second round and reopened the cup near Nievera's eye. But midway through, Shevchenko got a Thai clinch and started leveling Nievera with the knees. They were brutal and non-stop. Dean looked closely and when it was obvious that Nievera was not going to be able to get out of the fence and continue to absorb the blows on the body, he closed things.
In the co-feature, Edwards (6-1) did not even vent against Austin Tweedy (10-2). Edwards landed a huge right hand that did not need follow up and pushed Tweedy to just 28 seconds into the fight.
Edwards went early to the outside and walked away from Tweedy 's kick. He feigned a right hand shortly afterwards, but the first real punch he gave was the one that kept Tweedy away. Edwards simulated a contract on his hand, looking for White at Cageside.
"I have a nasty right hand, and people do not seem to bother," Edwards said. "Unless I have a good head movement, it's a bit of a result, I'm not intentionally trying to finish the fighting, I'm just fat, I'm just punching." and people seem to be coming down. "
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At just four days notice, Parisien (7-2) took a heavyweight against Greg Rebello (24-9), and he made it pay.
Only 91 seconds after the start of the fight, Parisian finished the race after landing a right fist back which caught the color of Rebello.
Parisian hit high, then low early, then tried a few kicks. He kept feeling things up out of nowhere, 90 seconds into the round, he grabbed Rebello color with a fist back. Rebello fell on the canvas immediately. Parisien followed him on the canvas with quick blows, and the fight was over.
Rebello announced his retirement MMA after the loss.
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UFC and Julian Erosa (22-5), veteran of TUF 22, won a huge win over Jamall Emmers (13-4) with a nice featherweight kick. Emmers was a 3-1 favorite in the bout, but he was the veteran of two UFC Erosa fights that shone – despite falling into the first round.
The Emmers kicked the body, then looked for other openings while Erosa kept her hands low and turned flashy at the start of the fight. Midway through, Erosa put a left hand, and a few moments later, he tried to get a Thai clinch. He could not catch it, and Emmers came back with a big kick on the body, then a right hand that pushed Erosa to the back and made him make a gesture to bring him – usually a sign that he landed net. Erosa landed a solid knee to the chin with 30 seconds left, but Emmers stayed on his feet. Emmers dropped Erosa late and finished the round at the top.
The two men were in their pockets and exchanged leather in the first minute of the second. But just after a minute in the middle frame, Erosa kicked a left kick that was partially blocked by Emmers. But it was hard enough to make him fall on the canvas. There, Erosa dropped a few quick hits and everything was over at 1:10.
White said that although Erosa did not get a contract, his efforts were worth it.
"Julian looked amazing," White said. "Obviously, the guy has been around." He looked good against a real good fighter. "We'll keep our eyes on him." "You have someone who gives up, you have something that happens, it's a guy we are looking for immediately. "
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Jordan Williams (8-2) had very little problems with Tim Caron (9-2) in the opening bout of the night and eventually picked up a third round TKO in their middleweight bout.
Williams went ahead immediately and hit Caron at the cage, where the two stalled. Caron threw a knee, but missed it and dragged it onto the canvas. Williams went to the mat with him and settled in Caron's custody to look for the land-and-book. Caron searched for a kimura for two minutes, but Williams defended it. Caron finally got up with 30 seconds after eating a bunch of elbows. He landed one of his late ones, but was shot down towards the end of the frame and ate big punches before the horn.
Williams landed seeral combinations in the first 30 seconds of the second, and then settled into a clinch. When Caron tried to fasten a guillotine, Williams took it on the canvas. Caron did not have much to offer in his back and remained on the defensive for most of the round.
Williams landed a good 25 second combo in the third, and Caron continued to catch up with his kicks. Williams took Caron one minute into a repeat of the first two rounds. Caron made a brief kimura attempt with two minutes to play, but Williams escaped from the side control. He dropped a few elbows, and with Caron looking more and more annihilated, Herb Dean shut things down at 3:37 of the final round.
The results of the Dana White Contender Series 11 series include:
- Antonina Shevchenko defeated. Jaimee Nievera via TKO (knees) – Round 2, 3:22
- Te Edwards defeated. Austin Tweedy by KO (Punch) – Round 1, 0:28
- Josh Parisian defeated Greg Rebello via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:31
- Julian Erosa defeated. Jamall Emmers by KO (kick) – Round 2, 1:10
- Jordan Williams defeated. Tim Caron via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 3:37
For full coverage of Dana White's Contender Series 11, visit the MMA Events section of the site.
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