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- Luana Pinheiro’s first-round strike from her Contender series opponent Stephanie Frausto impressed Dana White, he gave her a UFC contract.
- The 26-year-old was one of three fighters to win UFC contracts in week nine of the fourth season of the Contender series, a separate UFC entity designed to channel talent to the main arts company mixed martial arts in the world.
- Natan Levy was one of two other athletes to win contracts, and the featherweight fighter would be highly rated by UFC lawyers and his connections with Hollywood, MMA Fighting said.
- Levy slept Shaheen Santana with a third round A-arm choke at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
- Look at the two finishes below.
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A 26-year-old fighter secured an instant UFC contract after taking down her opponent with impressive and swift punches.
Brazilian Luana Pinheiro secured her contract in week nine of season four of Contender Series, a separate UFC entity designed to channel talent into the world’s leading mixed martial arts company.
The premise of each show is simple: fight well enough to impress Dana White, and win a contract to participate in the UFC.
On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, strawweight Pinheiro did just that, winning a first-round finish after hitting Stephanie Frausto with quick punches.
A seemingly relentless combination in a standing rally put Frausto on his back and, sensing the finish, Pinheiro pounced on his downed opponent. Referee Jason Herzog was forced to call off the fight after Pinheiro’s unanswered pitch.
It was a remarkable performance from Pinheiro, who adds his name to an exciting 115-pound weight class in the UFC.
Watch the knockout here:
—UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2020
With the win, Pinheiro advanced his professional MMA record to eight wins (two knockouts, five submissions and one decision) from a loss.
Elsewhere on the map, Nikolas Motta and Natan Levy have also won UFC deals with White, claiming the latter is highly praised by prominent people.
As MMA Fighting reported, “Levy had drawn praise from advocates for promotion and Hollywood relations as Israel’s dominant fighter.”
Levy had dominated Shaheen Santana with his superior grappling skills in a featherweight match, before sending his opponent to sleep with an arm-triangle choke in round three.
Watch Levy sleeping Santana here:
—UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2020
The win took Levy’s undefeated pro MMA record to six wins (three submissions and three decisions).
It’s not yet clear when Pinheiro, Levy or Motta will make their UFC debuts, but it will likely be in the coming months.
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