MMA Fighting has DWCS Season 8, Week 9 results for all the action from season eight, week nine of UFC’s Contender Series on Tuesday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
In the main event, Artem Vakhitov (2-1) faces Islem Masraf in a heavyweight contest. Vakhitov, a former GLORY kickboxer, has competed in the kickboxing ring with current UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira, going 1-1 including a decision victory over “Poatan” in September 2021. Vakhitov enters the bout with back-to-back first-round finishes under his belt.
Masraf has finished all three of his opponents, including a 10-second head-kick knockout in his most recent outing at PFL Europe 1 in March. Masraf has yet to go past the seven-minute mark in any of his pro bouts.
In the co-main event, Kody Steele gets his chance to compete in front of Dana White and crew as he faces Chasen Blair. The undefeated Steele was slated to face Quemuel Ottoni on the Sept. 10 DWCS fight card, but Ottoni withdrew from the bout moments before.
Check out DWCS Season 8, Week 9 results below.
Main card
Artem Vakhitov def. Islem Masraf via TKO (punches) — R1, 4:23
Kody Steele def. Chasen Blair via TKO (punches) — R2, 4:07
Mario Pinto def. Luis Camacho via TKO (punches) — R1, 1:43
Islam Dulatov def. Vanilto Antunes via knockout (elbow) — R1, 2:44
Sean Gauci def. Anthony Drilich via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
