After the premiere episode of Dana White’s Contender Series 2019, Brendan Loughnane was No. 1 on color commentator Paul Felder’s “power rankings,” but that didn’t punch his ticket to the UFC.
Instead, UFC president Dana White announced Punahele Soriano and Yorgan De Castro, who won by unanimous decision and first-round TKO respectively, would be signed by the UFC. DWCS 1 took place Tuesday night at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Loughnane, a one-fight UFC veteran, put on an entertaining bout against Bill Algeo, earning a decision victory. The Manchester native especially turned it up in the third round, but went for a takedown with less than 10 seconds left in the fight, in which he was clearly ahead.