Ryan Gandra
Problema
Brazil
Earns contract in main event
Gandra defeated Trent Miller via TKO (punches) at 2:51 of Round 1 in the main event of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
Gandra entered as roughly a (-560) betting favorite, the second largest on the entire card, and he looked the part in this headline middleweight bout. He was essentially able to walk his opponent down here, mixing in well-timed leg kicks with heavy-handed strikes. A left-right combination floored his opponent, and referee Mark Smith was intervening before Gandra could get in any follow-up shots. Considering the 30-year-old Brazilian only absorbed six significant strikes here, he may not need much time on the shelf before making his UFC debut.
Gandra entered as roughly a (-560) betting favorite, the second largest on the entire card, and he looked the part in this headline middleweight bout. He was essentially able to walk his opponent down here, mixing in well-timed leg kicks with heavy-handed strikes. A left-right combination floored his opponent, and referee Mark Smith was intervening before Gandra could get in any follow-up shots. Considering the 30-year-old Brazilian only absorbed six significant strikes here, he may not need much time on the shelf before making his UFC debut.
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