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Dana White Signs 5 Fighters From DWCS, Including 5’9” Heavyweight

Week three of Dana White's Contender Series delivered 5 knockouts and 5 new UFC contracts. Among them, 5’9” Donte Johnson stunned with a KO of Darion Abbey, earning praise from White: “You made it look easy.” Also signed were Ryan Gandra, Marcio Barbosa, Abdulrakhman Yakhyaev, and Manoel Souza. Johnson is expected to compete at light heavyweight despite debuting at heavyweight.