DWCS

DWCS 8.9

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Artem Vakhitov beat Islem Masraf by knockout in the main event.
  • Kody Steele beat Chasen Blair by knockout in the co-main event at lightweight.
  • Four of the five results came early: four knockouts.
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Main card

IM

Islem Masraf vs Artem Vakhitov

Light heavyweight
Knockout R1 4:23
AV ✓
Kody Steele ✓

Kody Steele vs Chasen Blair

Lightweight
Knockout R2 4:07
CB
LC

Lucas Camacho vs Mario Pinto

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 1:43
Mario Pinto ✓
VA

Vanilto Antunes vs Islam Dulatov

Welterweight
Knockout R1 2:44
Islam Dulatov ✓
SG ✓

Sean Gauci vs Anthony Drilich

Flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
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Results

Main and co-main events

Artem Vakhitov beat Islem Masraf by knockout at 4:23 of round one in the main event of DWCS 8.9 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Kody Steele beat Chasen Blair by knockout at 4:07 of round two at lightweight.

How the card was decided

Across the five bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout 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 Mario Pinto, who stopped Lucas Camacho at 1:43 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Kody Steele's knockout of Chasen Blair, 9 minutes and 7 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 33 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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