The third week of the 10th season of Dana White’s Contender Series took place on Tuesday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The fight card featured five fights with 10 athletes competing for a spot on the UFC roster. Four of the bouts ended in finishes and five athletes received UFC contract offers.
The fight card was headlined by a women’s bantamweight but between Bella Mir, the daughter of former multiple time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, and Alex Apodaca. Despite being an astronomical underdog, Apodaca won via unanimous decision and received a UFC contract.
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Heavyweight Guilherme Uriel earned an offer from the fight promotion for his 50-second submission win over Mario Piazzon in the co-featured contest.
Welterweight Sean Clancy Jr. secured a place on the UFC roster with his second-round TKO win over Gary Balletto Jr. He put an end to the fight with a series of brutal elbows.
Welterweight Ronald Humphrey was offered a UFC contract after his first-round submission win over Alexis Miranda. He forced a bloodied Miranda to tap out to a rear-naked choke.
Middleweight Nick Galanti only needed 35 seconds to finish Carlos Petruzzella via knockout to kick off the night of fights. After dropping Petruzzella with a right hand, Galanti went in for the kill with a series of unanswered punches.
