Dana White’s Contender Series concluded Season 10 at Meta Apex
in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Four fighters earned
Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts on
Week 10 to close out the season.

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Smilla Sundell joins Gregory Foster, Douglas Lapa and Luis
Francischinelli as UFC contract winners; Erick Visconde misses
out

Gregory
Foster (9-1) and Jason Asher
(5-1) opened the card with a back-and-forth clash. Each fighter
scored a knockdown, and Foster earned a unanimous decision after
three rounds.

“Greg, happy birthday to Barbara and hope she gets well soon,” UFC
CEO Dana
White said. “The pace you set tonight, the shots you landed,
the shots you took, you opened the show the way I love the show to
be opened. And I’ve never been this excited to see a 34-year-old
come into the UFC. Congratulations.”

Douglas
Lapa (7-0) faced Davi Cabral
(7-1) in a middleweight matchup. Both fighters hurt each other in
the opening round before Lapa took control in the second. He
dropped Cabral early in the third, prompting the referee to
intervene after follow-up punches.

Although White sometimes awards contracts to both participants in
an impressive fight, only Lapa received one. White also mistakenly
identified the 27-year-old Brazilian as 34, correcting himself at
the postfight news conference.

“Lapa, what an incredible fight,” White said. “Cabral is a tank. I
didn’t even think that guy was human until he dropped him in the
third round. I always say this: it takes two to make a great fight.
He was definitely a great partner for you this evening. I guess the
only way I can explain this is: the second 34-year-old I’m excited
to see in the UFC. Congratulations; welcome.”

Luis
Francischinelli (7-1) faced William
Rentz (8-3) in a welterweight matchup. Rentz found early
success with his grappling, but Francischinelli dropped him with a
left hook and finished him with punches for a first-round technical
knockout.

“Luis, you’re 7-1 now, you’re 170 pounds, you’re 10 feet tall,”
White said while awarding the 6-foot-6 Brazilian a UFC contract.
“Another fun guy that I’m excited to watch fight in the UFC.
Congratulations.”

The 21-year-old Smilla
Sundell (3-0) faced Alex
Pereira’s sister, Aline
Pereira (3-3), who is 15 years her senior. Sundell earned a
unanimous decision. White said he wanted her to gain more
experience before joining the UFC, but matchmaker Mick Maynard
disagreed.

“Smilla, so I thought you had a great fight,” White said. “You
obviously dominated. But you’re really young and I think you have
nothing but time and you can get some more experience. Mick
completely disagrees with me and thinks that you’re a serious
talent in the women’s division. So, I’ve been outvoted tonight.
Welcome to the UFC.”

Ilias
Bulaid (9-1) and Erick
Visconde (18-3) headlined the season finale. Visconde drew boos
despite a dominant grappling performance that earned him a
unanimous decision. He did not receive a UFC contract.

“Erick, I know you were fired up for this fight, yelling stuff at
me on the side of the cage,” White said. “You put on a grappling
masterclass tonight. But you did not do what I expect to see in the
main event in the last episode of the Contender. Obviously, a
f*cking tank and a really tough guy. Not tonight, my friend.”

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