DWCS 83 looms this Tuesday evening. Because the summer time season provides option to autumn, whereas the temperatures are going to chill off exterior ultimately, the motion contained in the fabled Octagon is barely heating up.
Inside the USA of America, DWCS 83 is seen this week at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+. Internationally, the cardboard can be streamed over UFC Struggle Move.
As normal, the five-fight schedule will happen on the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. Tuesday’s card would be the seventh of 10 DWCS occasions to happen on this ninth season of the present.
DWCS 83 Principal Occasion: Dani Barbir vs. Mantas Kondratavicius
On the prime of the invoice on Tuesday evening, the middleweights head into battle when Dani Barbir (7-0 MMA) meets Mantas Kondratavicius (7-1 MMA.) All fights on DWCS 83 are an marketed most of three rounds at 5 minutes per spherical.
Barbir comes into this combat having but to lose as knowledgeable in MMA. Again on Nov. 23 of final yr, he efficiently defended the FNC Middleweight Championship with a first-round submission by the use of rear-naked choke towards Tomislav Spahovic (11-8 MMA) in Zagreb, Croatia.
He was slated to combat on Might 24 vs. Piotr Strus (16-10-2 MMA) for a 3rd protection of the championship earlier than he needed to withdraw from the cardboard due to harm. Strus as a substitute fought Andi Vrtacic (7-2 MMA) in a three-round nontitle contest, shedding by unanimous determination.
Barbir has already gained and defended a championship on the regional circuit in Croatia. Now, he’s solely quarter-hour or much less away from probably scoring a UFC contract on Tuesday evening, however can he get the job finished?
In the meantime, Mantas Kondratavicius has posted a file of 4-1 in his final 5 bouts courting again to 2022. At present, he’s on a two-fight profitable streak.
Again in March, he wanted solely 47 seconds to complete Michael Tchamou (6-5 MMA) with a proper cross in Cage Warriors 184. Ought to Kondratavicius win right here and knocks Barbir from the ranks of the undefeated, the DWCS 83 principal occasion can be a resume-builder for him.
DWCS 83 Co-Principal Occasion: Brahyan Zurcher vs. Murtazali Magomedov
The one all-undefeated contest of the evening is the DWCS 83 co-main occasion of the night at 145 when PFL alumnus Brahyan Zurcher (9-0 MMA) fights Murtazali Magomedov (9-0 MMA.) Somebody can be knocked from their perch as an unbeaten fighter.
Zurcher’s final combat occurred in June of final yr throughout PFL 5, when he defeated Julian Ruiz (4-1 MMA) with a left hook contained in the second spherical in Salt Lake Metropolis. Zurcher was booked to look on the playoff card in Washington final August, however each scheduled fights that summer time evening didn’t materialize.
Zurcher has had a style of main publicity within the sport already, having gained 5 contests in succession underneath the PFL promotional banner between 2022 and final yr. Can he safe his place on the lively roster of the No. 1 promotion on the planet? Tune in and discover out.
Throughout the way in which, Magomedov most not too long ago secured a second-round knockout by way of knees and punches on the interval’s midpoint towards Claudeci Brito (14-5 MMA) to efficiently defend the Octagon League Featherweight Championship for the primary time final December in Kyrgyzstan.
Very similar to Dani Barbir within the DWCS 83 principal occasion of the night, Magomedov, too, already has a championship to his credit score. What occurs right here?
DWCS 83: Sofia Montenegro vs. Jeisla Chaves
Earlier on the cardboard at DWCS 83, the ladies’s flyweights take to the cage for a contest between Sofia Montenegro (6-1 MMA) and Jeisla Chaves (5-0 MMA.) Montenegro can be making the stroll on Tuesday with a file of 4-1 in her final 5 MMA fights.
On the present time, she’s gained three MMA bouts in a row. This previous June, she secured a unanimous determination victory over Damara Vargas (4-5 MMA) in MMA Mexico 5.
By the point DWCS 83 begins on Tuesday night, simply 92 days could have elapsed between fights. Will the tight window be useful or a hindrance?
Within the different nook, Jeisla Chaves has but to lose in her MMA profession, however she’s dealing with a change in opponent for Tuesday’s occasion. Initially, Chaves was to have squared off towards Regina Tarin (6-0 MMA) in what would have been a second all-undefeated matchup on the present this week, however the latter withdrew from DWCS 83.
Final trip, Chaves stopped Rebeca Sousa (1-3 MMA) contained in the third spherical. How will the change in adversary have an effect on her gameplan?
Remainder of the Card
Two different fights full the slate on DWCS 83 this coming week, a featherweight bout pitting 26-fight veteran Javier Reyes (21-5 MMA) towards Justice Torres (12-3 MMA), who simply fought final month on Fury FC 107, and a lightweight heavyweight affair pairing Rafael Tobias (13-1 MMA) with Jair de Oliveira (6-1 MMA.) Reyes is on his third completely different scheduled opponent for this present.
Earlier pairings versus Icaro Brito (8-1 MMA) and Robbie Ring (9-1 MMA, 0-1 DWCS) in what was to be the latter’s second DWCS look, fell aside. Which combat or fights are you wanting ahead to on DWCS 83? Tell us within the feedback.
