White Awards Four UFC Contracts After DWCS Week 9 Stoppages

Fastest finish: 1:03 into Round 1

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated 59m1 min read

What happened: Dana White signed four winners from Season 10, Week 9 at Meta APEX. Preston LaGrange stopped Nell Ariano in 2:24, while Salhahuddin Everett, Roque Conceição and Mateus Soares also finished in the opening round. Alivia Bierley took a bantamweight decision over Summer Onley on the same five-fight card.

Why it matters: Week 9 kept the series as the direct UFC roster pipeline, with contracts going to the four finishers. Unbeaten Everett moved to 5-0, while Soares improved to 12-2 with the night's fastest stoppage. LaGrange moved to 7-1 and Conceição to 12-3 with their victories.

By the numbers: LaGrange R1 2:24 KO/TKO, now 7-1-0. Everett R1 1:57 KO/TKO, now 5-0-0. Conceição R1 3:37 KO/TKO, now 12-3-0. Soares R1 1:03 KO/TKO, now 12-2-0. Bierley decision R3 5:00, now 6-1-0.

What to watch: Debut dates and opponents for the four signees remain to be announced.

Sources

Yahoo Sports 2026-10-07T04:45:20.998865+00:00

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