DWCS 81 Results: Ninth Year Reaches Midseason With Thrilling Card

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DWCS 81, the fifth week of season 9 of Contender Sequence, is right here! Tonight, the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV is the location of the Tuesday evening MMA promotion’s newest occasion. After tonight’s occasion, the season will likely be midway to completion.

Reside protection of the present begins this night at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. Inside the USA of America, tonight’s card will likely be seen by way of ESPN+. After a mostly-successful weigh-in window yesterday morning, tonight’s schedule of 5 fights will happen contained in the UFC Apex.

DWCS 81 Foremost Occasion

On the high of the invoice tonight, the heavyweights take to the cage as undefeated Anthony Guarascio (3-0, 1 NC MMA) meets up with short-notice opponent Steven Asplund (5-1 MMA,) an alumnus of the LFA. All fights will likely be three rounds at 5 minutes per spherical.

Anthony Guarascio, fighting on DWCS 81 Tuesday. — Picture: Cage Fury Combating Championships.

DWCS 81 Co-Foremost Occasion

Instantly previous to the headlining battle, the DWCS 81 co-main attraction occurs at featherweight. Cam Teague (9-1 MMA, 0-1 DWCS) makes his second effort at getting a UFC deal by the use of Contender Sequence versus LerryAn Douglas (12-5 MMA.)

Remainder of the Card

Additionally tonight, you’ll be seeing a light-weight heavyweight tilt between Felipe Franco (8-0 MMA) and Freddy Vidal (3-0 MMA), a light-weight contest versing Cage Warriors alumnus Chasen Blair (7-2 MMA, 0-1 DWCS) with Samuel Sanches (10-1 MMA) in Blair’s second DWCS battle in as a few years, and a strawweight battle matching Shanelle Dyer (6-0 MMA) with Carol Foro (8-1 MMA.)

DWCS 81 Outcomes:

Card: Tonight, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN+- United States Solely

DWCS 81 Foremost Occasion: Steven Asplund def. Anthony Guarascio by TKO (Punches adopted by Elbows from Floor and Pound) at 0:16 into Spherical 1. Third-quickest knockout in DWCS historical past. Asplund awarded UFC contract.

Co-Foremost Occasion: LerryAn Douglas def. Cam Teague by KO (Left Hook) at 0:36 into Spherical 1. Tied for seventh-quickest knockout in DWCS promotional historical past. Douglas awarded UFC contract.

Freddy Vidal def. Felipe Franco by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 4:48 into Spherical 3. Vidal returning throughout season finale on Oct. 14.