Now that the dust has settled from the UFC Apex, what could be the next matchups booked for the contract winners this week? Season nine of Dana White’s Contender Series didn’t exactly start off with a bang on Tuesday night with DWCS 77. The five fights were expected to yield fireworks up and down the card, but four contests made it to the judges’ scorecards, with the only finish coming at the hands (or more accurately, foot) of middleweight Baysangur Susurkaev.
White has been vocal about his preference for finishes on the series, so it should come as no surprise that only Susurkaev and one other fighter earned the right to call themselves UFC fighters.