A full three fighters missed weight for the event, while a fourth was not medically cleared to compete, leading to one bout being cancelled.

The fighter in question was Brazil’s Caio Bittencourt, who was expected to face Ivan Erslan. Bitencourt, who was entering the bout off a loss on Dana White’s Contender Series, had taken the fight on short notice after Hasan Mezhiev tested positive for COVID-19.

Unfortunately, Bittencourt was not medically cleared to compete, leading to the fight being scratched.

The three fighters who missed weight, meanwhile, are: Andrzej Grzebyk, who missed weight by one pound and was fined 30% of his purse, Filip Pejic, who missed weight by one pound, and was also fined 30% of his purse, and finally, Idris Amizhaev — who missed weight by a country mile. Amizhaev came in a full seven pounds heavy for a 176lb catchweight, and was fined 50% of his purse.

Full weigh-in results for KSW 67, which takes place Saturday, February 26, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland, can be found below.

KSW 67 Weigh-in Results

Main Event
KSW Heavyweight Title
Champion Phil De Fries (120.1 kg/265 lb) vs. Darko Stosic (105.2 kg/232 lb)

Co-Main Event
Welterweight
Andrzej Grzebyk (*77.9 kg/172 lb) vs. Adrian Bartosiński (77.6 kg/171 lb)
*Fined 30% of his purse

Light Heavyweight – Fight Cancelled
Ivan Erslan vs. Caio Bittencourt*
*Bitencourt not medically cleared to fight

Catchweight 80 kg/176 lb
Igor Michaliszyn (79.9 kg/176 lb) vs. Idris Amizhaev (*82.9 kg/183 lb)
*Fined 50% of his purse

Catchweight 68.5 kg/151 lb
Filip Pejic (*69 kg/152 lb) vs. Dawid Śmiełowski (68.4 kg/151 lb)
*Fined 30% of his purse

Featherweight
Adam Soldaev (66.3 kg/146 lb) vs. Pascal Hintzen (66 kg/146 lb)

Bantamweight
Shamil Banukayev (61.7 kg/136 lb) vs. Zuriko Jojua (61.6 kg/136 lb)

Middleweight
Borys Borkowski (84 kg/185 lb) vs. Arkadiusz Kaszuba (83.9 kg/185 lb)

Catchweight 73 kg/161 lb
Oskar Szczepaniak (72.8 kg/160 lb) vs. Yann Liasse (72.7 kg/160 lb)

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That made for a busy Tuesday, and with 10 contracts already handed out this season, there was a rather wild possibility: if all six fighters managed to earn UFC contracts on DWCS 5 Week 3, the show would have matched the sum handed out for the entirety of season one, in just three episodes!

Among the names in action this week, Jack Della Maddalena, a top Australian prospect booked into a promising welterweight fight with Ange Loosa. Canadian flyweight prospect Jasmine Jasudavicius was also getting a look, taking on Brazil’s Julia Polastri. And the “Mo Show” was in town, with Mo Miller taking on Brandon Lewis.

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5, Week 3 kicks off at 8PM ET, airing live on ESPN+ in the United States, and on UFC Fight Pass elsewhere. Full results from the card, at the UFC Apex, can be found below.

The women’s flyweight bout between Jasmine Jasudavicius and Julia Polastri kicked off the card on Tuesday. The Canadian was dominant in the first, coming close to finishing with ground n’ pound and arguably doing enough for a 10-8 round. The second was closer, but knees in the clinch and takedowns seemed to swing it to Jasudavicius. The end of the round saw Polastri come on strong, however. That led to the Brazilian pushing forward in the third, while Jasudavicius seemed to be tiring. But a late takedown from the Canadian saw her finish strong, and she took home the unanimous decision.

Jack Della Maddalena vs. Ange Loosa, meanwhile, lived up to the hype. Maddalena’s boxing was on point early. He lit up Loosa on the feet. Everything found a home. The dominance continued in the second, until a low blow slowed things down. The third round saw Jack in some trouble, on his back, and Loosa certainly held his own. The pair would end up bloody, in a scrap that would potentially have earned Fight of the Night on any number of UFC cards. Della Maddalena took home the unanimous decision win.

Lukasz Brzeski picked up a submission win over Dylan Potter in the most controversial fight of the season thus far. The ref stopped the action for a phantom tap in the third, while Brzeski locked in a rear-naked choke on a tiring Potter. Problem is, Potter was fighting hands, not tapping, and the replay was pretty clear.

Albert Duraev, meanwhile, made no mistake with a rear-naked choke on Caio Bittencourt. After the win, Duraev asked Dana White for a UFC deal, saying he was ready to smash anybody — including champ Israel Adesanya.

At bantamweight, Mo Miller controlled the bulk of his fight against Brandon Lewis. But it arguably wasn’t flashy or one-sided enough to earn the UFC contract, despite over eight minutes of ground control from Miller.

Two skilled grapplers collided in the featured fight of the evening. And it was Jailton Almeida getting the job done with a second-round rear-naked choke!

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5, Week 3 Results

Light Heavyweight: Jailton Almeida def. Nasrudin Nasrudinov by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 1:49
Bantamweight: Mo Miller def. Brandon Lewis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Albert Duraev def. Caio Bittencourt by submission (neck crank), Round 1, 3:29
Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski def. Dylan Potter by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 3:51
Welterweight: Jack Della Maddalena def. Ange Loosa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Julia Polastri by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Contract Winners: Jasmine Jasudavicius, Jack Della Maddalena, Lukasz Brzeski, Albert Duraev, Jailton Almeida

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Among the notable names, heavyweight Jailton Junior, Australia’s Jack Della Maddalena, and Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius, who competed BTC prior to jumping to CFFC and landing on the UFC’s radar.

There’s lots of action to break down — let’s get the show on the road!

Heavyweight: Jailton Junior vs. Nasrudin Nasrudinov

Tale of the Tape

Pros and Cons

Who has the advantage?

Striking: Nasrudinov
Speed: Junior
Output/Volume: Junior
Knockout Power: Junior
Chin: Nasrudinov
Kickboxing: Junior
Footwork: Junior
Wrestling: Junior
Grappling: Junior
Submissions: Junior
Cardio: Even

Prediction

The best chance Nasrudinov has is to knock Junior out. It is possible as Junior has been knocked out before and dropped in other fights. I’m not fully convinced Nasrudinov is the better striker as Junior started out in boxing at the age of eight. Junior is the bigger, faster, and most athletic fighter on the feet. Junior just doesn’t strike long but I can’t see him having much trouble on the feet against Nasrudinov. Now, if this fight goes down to the mat Junior has a distinct advantage. Nasrudinov is good on the mat too but Junior is more well-versed. In terms of wrestling, jiu-jitsu, control, and killer instinct Junior has him beat. The pick is Jailton Junior and I think he can end this fight.

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