Undefeated middleweight Torrez Finney will have a third chance at entering the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series.
Finney (9-0) was recently snubbed on a UFC contract offering from promotion CEO Dana White at DWCS 68 on Aug. 20. After winning a unanimous decision over Cam Rowston, White was not impressed with Finney’s second performance on the show, stating, “You get absolutely decimated in the UFC with the performance you put on tonight.”
In addition, White criticized Finney for only taking one fight since his first DWCS appearance last October, where he submitted Yuri Panferov in the second round.
However, all hope is not lost for Finney, as he will get another crack at earning a contract, joining Don’Tale Mayes and Jamie Pickett as three-time DWCS fighters.
At DWCS 74 on Oct. 1, Finney will fill in for Logan Woods to face Abdellah Er-Ramy. MMA Junkie confirmed the news following an Instagram post from Finney and MMA Prospects.
Er-Ramy (7-1) will enter on a six-fight winning streak. His last fight was under the PFL Europe banner, where he stopped Madalin Pirvulescu in the first round with punches. On his current run, he has picked up four stoppages; three in Round 1 and another in Round 2.
With the change, the current DWCS 74 lineup includes:
- Abdellah Er-Ramy vs. Torrez Finney
- Vanilto Antunes vs. Islam Dulatov
- TBA vs. TBA
- TBA vs. TBA
- TBA vs. TBA
