DWCS

DWCS 8.5

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 4 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Navajo Stirling beat Phillip Latu by knockout in the main event.
  • Yousri Belgaroui beat Taiga Iwasaki by knockout in the co-main event at middleweight.
  • Three of the four results came early: two knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

Navajo Stirling ✓

Navajo Stirling vs Phillip Latu

Light heavyweight
Knockout R2 2:21
PL
Yousri Belgaroui ✓

Yousri Belgaroui vs Taiga Iwasaki

Middleweight
Knockout R3 2:34
TI
Josias Musasa ✓

Josias Musasa vs Otari Tanzilovi

Bantamweight
Split decision R3 5:00
Otari Tanzilovi
CL

Corinne Laframboise vs Nicolle Caliari

Women's flyweight
Submission R1 4:45
NC ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Navajo Stirling beat Phillip Latu by knockout at 2:21 of round two in the main event of DWCS 8.5 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Yousri Belgaroui beat Taiga Iwasaki by knockout at 2:34 of round three at middleweight.

How the card was decided

Across the four bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, one by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in four fights. One of the one decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nicolle Caliari, who stopped Corinne Laframboise at 4:45 of round one, and one of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yousri Belgaroui's knockout of Taiga Iwasaki, 12 minutes and 34 seconds in. End to end, the four fights filled 40 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Four weight classes were used, light heavyweight most often with one bouts. UFC Fight Pass carried all four bouts.