Apollo Gomes predicts knockout victory finish at DWCS: ‘Dana White is going to be impressed’

Won Il Kwon suffered a brutal knockout in his first appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2025 (watch here), and Apollo Gomes vows to leave him on the canvas again to secure a contract with the UFC on Tuesday’s DWCS in Las Vegas.

Gomes fights out of Chute Boxe in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and won three straight to earn a shot on Dana White’s show.

“The anticipation is through the roof,” Gomes told MMA Fighting. “I’ve been training really well. I’m going to put on a great fight, Dana White is going to be impressed, and I’m going to secure that contract.”

Kwon, his opponent, is a former ONE Championship contender who hasn’t fought since his DWCS