Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series Season Event 1 took place on Tuesday, June 12. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Dashawn Boatwright and Alonzo Menifield. Favorites ruled the day winning all five bouts.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won Alonzo Menifield earned the fastest finish in Contender Series history as he earned a TKO victory over Dashawn Boatwright in just eight seconds. The speedy knockout out earned Menifield one of two UFC contracts awarded on the night. Menifield closed -519 with the return on Boatwright +389.
Chris Curtis landed a fantastic head kick in the third round to send Sean Lally to the canvas to earn a highlight reel knockout win. Curtis closed -737 while Lally closed +537.
Greg Hardy left the crowd impressed after a beautiful two hitter quitter knockout over fellow former NFL player Austen Lane to win by first round knockout and earn a contract to the UFC. Hardy closed -120. Lane closed -110.
Montel Jackson had two points taken away in this fight for fouls, but it didn’t matter as he landed a big knee in the third round and followed up with punches to earn a TKO win over Rico Disciullo. Jackson closed -302 with the return on Disciullo +242.
Kevin Holland utilized his significant reach advantage well beating up Will Santiago to win an easy decision. Holland closed -1142 while Santiago closed +722.
Underdogs that won
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