Canadian Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse earns UFC contract with big win at Contender Series
Montreal welterweight Yohan Lainesse earned a UFC contact Tuesday after making short work of unbeaten English fighter Justin Burlinson on Dana White’s Contenders Series
Burlinson wobbled, then slowly toppled to the canvas. Referee Herb Dean stepped, at one minute 37 seconds, to prevent further damage. All three judges scored it 29-28 for Maheshate, a 10-1 underdog who survived a tough first round to take control of the next two. White rewarded the 22-year-old Chinese fighter with a contract.But three other winners – American flyweight Juan Puerta, Brazilian flyweight Erisson Ferreira da Silva and Brazilian featherweight Jonas Bilharinho – did not earn contracts.
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