LAS VEGAS – The third time was the charm for Jordan Williams , who simply refused to be denied in his quest to win a UFC contract. After failing to earn a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series on two previous occasions, Williams (9-3) finally punched his ticket to the UFC when he stopped Gregory Rodrigues in the first round Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 33. His first attempt at a UFC contract came in 2018, when he took out Tim Caron in the third round at DWCS 11, but his win was later ruled a no contest after he tested positive for marijuana metabolites. One year later, Williams faced Ramazan Kuramagomedov and was edged out in a razor-thin split decision loss as he suffered a second successive heartbreak. But, despite those setbacks, Williams used those blemishes as motivation to grow, allowing him to deliver an undeniable performance the third time around.
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How DWCS contract winner Jordan Williams used past losses as fuel to grow – MMA Junkie