Dana White awarded contracts to all five winners at Tuesday's Contender Series event after a night packed with thrilling action, and the UFC boss was still buzzing when he met with reporters backstage at the UFC Apex after the show.
On a spectacular Tuesday night at the UFC Apex, Dana White dished out UFC contracts to all five winners as the fighters delivered arguably the most spectacular night in the history of the Contender Series.
After a frustrating run of form and bad fortune, Lucas Martins is plotting his route back to the top of the Brave CF lightweight division.
UFC 277 delivered another night of spectacular action as the stars of the octagon entertained the fans in Dallas, Texas, then sounded off on the mic as they reacted to their handiwork inside the cage.
Amanda Nunes cemented her GOAT status in women's MMA with a bounceback victory over Julianna Pena at UFC 277 to reclaim the undisputed UFC women's bantamweight title in Dallas, Texas.
Champ Alexander Volkanovski touches down to support his team. The stars of UFC 277 make weight in the morning and face off for fans that afternoon in Dallas, as the scene is set for two title rematches: Pena vs Nunes and Moreno vs Kara-France.
Champion Julianna Pena embraces the spotlight. Brandon Moreno admires his mini-me. Alex Perez takes inspiration from a teammate. Derrick Lewis stays positive. Athletes talk 277 and face off at the press conference.
The fireworks will come a night early as, the day before Bonfire Night in the UK, featherweight rivals Jordan Vucenic and Paul Hughes will face off with championship gold on the line in the main event of Cage Warriors 145 on November 4.
Anthony Smith celebrates his birthday. Amanda Nunes sets her body clock; champ Julianna Peña takes training personally. Kai Kara-France and Brandon Moreno eye the flyweight belt. Derrick Lewis finds the fun in fighting.
All four title fighters successfully hit the scale on championship weight and ready to go at the official weigh-ins ahead of UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas, though there was a little concern as defending champion Julianna Pena waited until the final moments before taking to the scale.