British fighter’s UFC dream in tatters after faceplant KO loss on the Contender Series
Adam Bramhald has suffered a huge setback in his pursuit of UFC glory.
The 30-year-old Englishman hoped to earn a contract from Dana White when he squared off against Malcolm Wellmaker on the latest Contender Series [DWCS] show in Las Vegas.
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Bramhald built his record fighting for UK MMA promotion Caged SteelCredit: GettyDWCS sees prospects fighting each other for the opportunity to join the UFC, but winning is not always enough to get signed by the MMA mogul.
Wellmaker improved his perfect record to 8-0 and got a UFC contract.
Bramhald still has some work to do after being caught with an overhand right as he charged forward at his opponent, who sent him crashing face-first to the Octagon floor.
READ MORE CONTENDER SERIESThankfully, the 9-3 fighter from Leeds quickly got back up to his feet after the vicious KO, which was his first defeat since facing former Cage Warriors champion Luke Shanks in 2017.
“All good guys got caught it happens,” Bramhald wrote on his Instagram story.
“More annoyed. I felt I was growing into the fight and still feel like I was the better fighter. Appreciate the support.”
He added: “Will be back to everyone tomorrow, my elbow is absolutely f***ed can’t lift up my phone.
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“I felt good in the fight. I may get another shot, I may not. Well done to Malcolm Wellmaker, I wish him all the best in the future, he’s a good lad and packs some serious power at the weight.
“Thank you for the support and positivity.”
Wellmaker saw his fight with Bramhald playing out exactly how it did.
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Bramhald ran straight into a massive punchCredit: Getty
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Wellmaker put him out cold with one shotCredit: Getty‘The Machine’ and his coaches spotted a flaw him Bramhald’s game in camp.
They worked tirelessly on exploiting it before doing just that on fight night.
“I’ve just to give a big kudos to my team, man,” Wellmaker said post-fight.
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“The past three or four fights, we’ve had a plan and a vision for the exact way we are going to finish fights, and the same thing happened tonight.
“Working the jab. He’s got a leaping open wide left-hook and coming over the top with the right hand.
Read More on talkSPORT“I had a couple of interviews before the fight, and I even told them it was going to be a right hand.
“I saw it and I landed it.”
