This week we are back with five fights on DWCS. With finally a drop-off in contracts last week, we had only two winners receive contracts out of the four who won their bouts. This was a surprise as the contracts have been flying out in bunches for the past few events. Now bringing a total of 22 out of the 27 winners reviving contracts. Our full event preview is down below.
Opening bout Lightweight (155)
Patrik White (9-1) -3rd ranked Lightweight Alaska (+375 moderate underdog) vs. Genaro Valdez (9-0) -35th ranked Lightweight Latin America (-510 heavy favorite)
Second bout Light Heavyweight (205)
Shonte Barnes (6-1-1) -1st ranked light heavyweight North Carolina (+330 moderate underdog) vs. Joseph Holmes (5-1) -4th ranked Light heavyweight US Southwest
Featured bout Men’s Bantamweight (135)
Joshua Weems (8-1) -3rd ranked Featherweight Mississippi (+200 underdog)
vs. Fernie Garcia (9-1) -8th ranked Bantamweight US Southwest (-250 moderate favorite)
Co-main event men’s Flyweight (125)
Daniel Barez (12-4) -5th ranked Flyweight UK/Ireland (-120 near even) vs. Carlos Hernandez (6-1)- 11th ranked Flyweight US midwest (+100 near even)
Main event Welterweight (170)
Shimon Smotritsky (7-0) -24th ranked Welterweight Middle East (+135 slight underdog) vs. Mike Malott (6-1-1) -23rd ranked Welterweight Canada -23rd ranked Welterweight Canada
My picks for tonight’s
Valdez Via Second Round KO\TKO
Joseph Holmes Via First Round Submission
Fernie Garcia Via UD
Daniel Barez Via UD
Smotritsky Via UD
Be sure to check out our previous article featuring last week’s event. We are aiming to bring MMA fans around the world weekly articles highlighting all of the up-and-coming fighters for DWCS. Be sure to check in with us next week for another preview of episode 7 on Tuesday. We also have a video interview with men’s bantamweight Fernie Garcia and James Lynch talking about his upcoming fight on Tuesday.
