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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.
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WEEK 3 #DWCS CONTRACT WINNERS
The Boss handed out five contracts tonight! Congrats to our newest fighters! pic.twitter.com/tiDK0uJPOz
— UFC (@ufc) August 26, 2026
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.
Heavyweight Guilherme Uriel earned an offer from the fight promotion for his 50-second submission win over Mario Piazzon in the co-featured contest.
STANDING GUILLOTINE CHOKE FROM GUILHERME URIEL🤯
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— UFC (@ufc) August 26, 2026
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.
UNLEASHING HELLBOWS 💪
Sean Clancy Jr. gets the stoppage in R2 tonight!
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— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 26, 2026
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.
ALL GRIT FOR THE FIRST ROUND SUB 😤
Ronald Humphrey is now 5-0 after that 1st Round finish!
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— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 25, 2026
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.
DIDN’T TAKE LONG AT ALL ⏰
Nick Galanti corks a right hand into GNP to earn the knockout!
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— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 25, 2026
Week 3 contracts SECURED
Alex Apodaca, Guilherme Uriel, Sean Clancy Jr., Ronald Humphrey, and Nick Galanti – WELCOME to the UFC 👏
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This story was originally published August 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM.