Sean
Clancy Jr. claims he could have finished his
Dana White's Contender Series bout sooner than he did.

Clancy Jr. (9-0) took on Gary
Balletto Jr. (11-4) in a welterweight clash on
Week 3 of DWCS 2026. Clancy Jr. took Balletto Jr. down in the
second round and blasted him with elbows to earn a stoppage and an

Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

Sean Clancy Jr. says he sought experience before finishing Gary
Balletto Jr.

Clancy Jr. says he felt Balletto Jr.'s face get crushed between his
elbow and the mat.

“I’m buzzing, yeah, I’ve always wanted to put something open like
that,†Clancy Jr. said in his post-fight interview. “It was, aye,
it’s something I’ve wanted for a while. I remember being so
present; it just, as soon as I put it down, I just felt his face
just get crushed in between my elbow and the mat. It was
phenomenal. Just split wide open. It’s the first time I’ve done it,
but aye, here’s to many more.â€

The 23-year-old also claims he chose to gain some striking
experience against Balletto Jr. in the first round. “The One†is
confident he can finish anyone the way he finished his counterpart
in the second frame.

“Well, I’m only a 23-year-old boy, like people forget that,†Clancy
Jr. added. “Forget that I’m looking to try and pick up experience
in there. That’s where he’s good, so I chose to spend a little bit
of time there with him and just see, just rack up experience and
stuff, you know? But I did in the second round, I can do that to
absolutely anyone. I know I could have done that to him in the
first round. Just wanted to have fun. Pick up the experience.â€

Clancy Jr., a former
Cage Warriors interim welterweight champion, has finished all
nine of his career wins so far.

UNLEASHING HELLBOWS 💪

Sean
Clancy Jr. gets the stoppage in R2 tonight!

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August 26, 2026

Ronald
Humphrey is a dangerous addition to the stacked
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division.

Humphrey (5-0) took on Alexis
Miranda (9-3) on
Week 3 of
Dana White's Contender Series 2026. He slammed his opponent
early, then dropped him with a jab and finished him with a
rear-naked choke in the first round.

Ronald Humphrey targets UFC gold after submitting Alexis
Miranda at DWCS

Humphrey revealed championship aspirations after earning his big
win. He was also covered in Miranda's blood after splitting him
open with a well-timed elbow. The blood tasted like chicken blood
to Humphrey, who claims he didn't mind consuming it. Humphrey then
sent a warning to all UFC welterweights between himself and the
belt.

“My f*cking existence is a declaration to warn any and everybody
who’s gonna try to stop my title run,†Humphrey said in his
post-fight interview. “Get in my way. It’s up… I threw an elbow; I
didn't know that sh*t was going to land like that, but it did.
That's a lot of blood. Weirdly enough, this sh*t is like chicken
blood; whatever, I'm eating it… Each and every one of you all are
finished; you're burned. Whoever is at 170 pounds, you're burned.
Remember my name.â€

Humphrey has finished all five of his opponents so far, going past
the first round only once.

ALL GRIT FOR THE FIRST ROUND SUB 😤

Ronald
Humphrey is now 5-0 after that 1st Round finish!

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August 25, 2026

Eatin’ good tonight 🤣ðŸ´

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August 25, 2026

PSYCHOOOOOOO ALERT 🚨

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August 26, 2026

Nick
Galanti worked with a
Dana White's Contender Series alum ahead of his appearance on
the show.

Galanti (8-1) opened the action on
Week 3 of DWCS 2026 in a middleweight clash against Carlos
Petruzzella (15-2). While Galanti is known for his wrestling,
he floored Petruzzella with a right hook and finished him with
ground-and-pound in just 35 seconds.

Nick Galanti credits Karl Roberson after knocking out Carlos
Petruzzella

Galanti later revealed that he has been working with former

Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Karl
Roberson to develop his striking. While he originally hoped for
a head-kick knockout, he is just as happy to have earned a UFC
contract with a right hook.

“Everyone says I'm just a grappler, but I have been working with my
guy Karl Roberson, UFC vet, Glory vet; he had one of the fastest
knockouts,†Galanti said in his post-fight interview. “The whole
time I was calling that right hook. I love that right hook in open
stances. I was hoping for a head-kick knockout, but I think it got
hooked up.â€

Roberson had earned his UFC contract with a 15-second knockout of
Ryan
Spann in the first season of DWCS in 2017. Galanti's teammate
Luke
Fernandez, who also trains with Roberson, scored the fastest
knockout in last season of DWCS in 15 seconds as well.

DIDN’T TAKE LONG AT ALL â°

Nick
Galanti corks a right hand into GNP to earn the knockout!

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August 25, 2026

The right hook was right there 👊

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