Dana White wasted no time Tuesday night, handing out four new contracts after a wild week of fights at the Meta APEX. It was a busy installment of the Contender Series, delivering a quartet of first-round finishes that had everyone buzzing. If you blinked, you probably missed someone getting put to sleep, and man, was it epic!
UFC’s Own Sal Everett Just Went Perfect 5-0 With a BRUTAL Knockout
The biggest story of the night, no doubt, had to be Sal Everett. You know, the guy who’s been UFC security for three years, then an assistant for White and other execs? Yeah, *that* Sal Everett. He just put Ozzy Martin out cold at welterweight with a first-round knockout! Everett absolutely battered Martin with just a few punches, and that was it. Lights out! This win bumps Everett’s record to a perfect 5-0. Talk about earning your way in, this guy wasn’t just working for the UFC, he’s now fighting for them, and he’s bringing the thunder.
LaGrange and Company Bring the Heat With More First-Round Finishes
The main event was another banger, with Preston LaGrange dropping Nell Ariano with a brutal right hook and some follow-up punches for a first-round TKO. Ariano actually had LaGrange on his back early, trying to lock in a submission, but LaGrange scrambled back up. From there, it turned into an absolute brawl! Ariano tried to go toe-to-toe, threw a hook, and LaGrange countered, lights out. Elsewhere on the card, Roque Conceicao locked in a beautiful triangle choke to submit Alexander Chavez in Round 1, showing off some serious ground game. Mateus Soares wasn’t messing around either, scoring a brutal first-round TKO against Ryuho Miyaguchi. The only winner on Tuesday who *didn’t* snag a contract was Alivia Bierley, who took a unanimous decision over Summer Onley, even though Onley was favored. Tough break, but tonight was all about those finishes!
So, that’s it, four new monsters are officially headed to the UFC: Preston LaGrange, Sal Everett, Roque Conceição, and Mateus Soares. These guys just punched their tickets to the big league, and you know they’re coming in hot. Get ready, because the next wave is here, and they’ve already proven they know how to finish fights!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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