DWCS

DWCS 8.8

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Diyar Nurgozhay beat Bartosz Szewczyk by knockout in the main event.
  • Alberto Montes beat Carlos Calderon by submission in the co-main event at featherweight.
  • Four of the five results came early: three knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Diyar Nurgozhay

Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk

Light heavyweight
Knockout R2 3:32
BS
Alberto Montes

Alberto Montes vs Carlos Calderon

Featherweight
Submission R2 2:38
CC
David Martinez

8David Martinez vs Xavier Franklin

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
XF
TF

Torrez Finney vs Abdellah Er-Ramy

Middleweight
Knockout R1 4:10
AE
Jacobe Smith

Jacobe Smith vs Christien Savoie

Welterweight
Knockout R2 2:55
CS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Diyar Nurgozhay beat Bartosz Szewczyk by knockout at 3:32 of round two in the main event of DWCS 8.8 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Alberto Montes beat Carlos Calderon by submission at 2:38 of round two at featherweight.

How the card was decided

Across the five bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in five fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Torrez Finney, who stopped Abdellah Er-Ramy at 4:10 of round one, and one of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Diyar Nurgozhay's knockout of Bartosz Szewczyk, 8 minutes and 32 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 43 minutes of cage time.

Ranked fighters on the card

One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was David Martinez, No. 8 at bantamweight.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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