Watch: O'Malley, Le pick up huge KOs on Contender Series Week 2
Sean O'Malley's show-stealing performance was more than enough to catch the eye of UFC president Dana White.
On the second episode of White's "Tuesday Night Contender Series", a weekly Fight Pass program intended to feature up-and-coming talents, the 22-year-old bantamweight earned a UFC contract after dismantling Alfred Khashakyan and finishing him with a walk-off knockout punch in Round 1.
Helena's Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) with the first round KO!!! Next stop UFC. (Snoop Dogg commentary is legendary.) pic.twitter.com/pMYnCjqCuA
— Tom Wylie (@WylieTom) July 19, 2017
While O'Malley was the only one to get a contract, he was not the only Week 2 contestant to make an impact.
"The Ultimate Fighter 22" cast member Than Le returned to the TUF gym and scored a KO arguably even more impressive than O'Malley's, dropping Lazar Stojadinovic with a head kick followed by some lethal ground-and-pound.
How does this not earn you a contract? #DWTNCS pic.twitter.com/yUGtGe3Qhz
— Keith Ó Gealbháin (@KeithGalvin) July 19, 2017
While Le hasn't been signed yet, it's safe to say he's on White's radar.
Also in action was onetime UFC fighter Daniel Spohn, who submitted Angel DeAnda with a triangle choke in the first round of the evening's light heavyweight main event. Welterweight Sidney Outlaw and flyweight Casey Kenney also picked up unanimous-decision victories.