Season 7 Week 1 Results | Dana White's Contender Series

Dias spent much of the opening frame with Borjas stuck on the ground, unable to work free. But in the second and third, the Peruvian flyweight was able to do a better job maintaining space, punishing Dias on the feet while having more success getting things back to favorable positions. While Dias still managed takedowns in each of the last two rounds, Borjas was significantly more effective on the feet throughout.

The judges were tasked with determining the winner, and all three saw it the same way, with Borjas coming out with the unanimous decision win to move to 9-1 overall. The winner of the first fight of every season thus far has made it to the Octagon, so it’ll be interesting to see if Borjas can keep that record intact.

The undefeated A1 Combat champ built as his fight with Reyes Cortez Jr. went on, dropping a close first round before drawing level in the second and seizing all the momentum. The returning Cortez Jr., who lost to Christian Rodriguez two seasons ago, was game, but the unrelenting pressure of Talbott was too much for him to endure. A low blow early in the third brought the fight to a halt for three minutes and change, but on the restart, Talbott was right back on the offensive, ultimately setting a record for the most significant strikes landed in a bantamweight bout on Dana White’s Contender Series.

We again went to the judges, but just like in the opener, the decision was clear, as Talbott claimed the victory to remain undefeated.

Machado was clearly the better of the two on this night, moving to 8-1-1 as a professional and extending his winning streak to seven with the victory. It wasn’t pretty, but it was a victory nonetheless for the Battlefield Fight League titleholder.

The undefeated Australian lightweight wasted no time putting Bogdan Grad on the canvas with a clean left hand at the outset of the fight, and after a brief interaction on the canvas, Nolan called Grad back to his feet and promptly knocked him out with another left hand.

After three straight decisions to start the show, Nolan set off some fireworks to secure the victory and a place on the UFC roster later this evening when Dana White hands out contracts.

The 35-year-old, who faced former middleweight champ Alex Pereira thrice in kickboxing, beating him once, displayed solid offensive and defensive wrestling, taking the fight to Fernando in the second after a close, competitive opening round. Fernando survived and had some positive moments in the final stanza, but even then, Almeida seemed to land the more telling blows.

Once more, the judges were called upon to determine the winner, and all three judges arrived at the same result, albeit with different scores, resulting in Almeida collecting a unanimous decision win.