MMA News: Middleweight

Luis Felipe Dias defeated Donavan Hedrick via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:37 of Round 2 at Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday. After the show, he was one of six fighters to be officially awarded a UFC contract.

Pyfer defeated Abus Magomedov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:44 of Round 2 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Magomedov lost to Joe Pyfer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:44 of Round 2 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Gautier defeated Treston Vines via KO (strikes) at 1:41 of Round 1 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Vines lost to Ateba Gautier via KO (strikes) at 1:41 of Round 1 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Shahbazyan defeated Andre Muniz via TKO (strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Muniz lost to Edmen Shahbazyan via TKO (strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Vanderford lost to Ramiz Brahimaj via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:22 of Round 2 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Loder will take on Ismail Naurdiev in a middleweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 22, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Pinas defeated Vitor Costa via TKO (punches) at 1:46 of Round 1 at Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday. After the show, he was one of four fighters to be officially awarded a UFC contract.

Vines will take on Ateba Gautier in a middleweight bout at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Oct. 4, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Gautier will take on Treston Vines in a middleweight bout at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Oct. 4, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Gautier won't fight against Ozzy Diaz (undisclosed) at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Oct. 4, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Hermansson is scheduled to compete against Myktybek Orolbai in a welterweight fight at UFC Qatar on Nov, 22, MMA Junkie reports.

Rowston defeated Andre Petroski via TKO (punches) at 2:41 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Petroski lost to Cam Rowston via TKO (punches) at 2:41 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Kondratavicius defeated Đani Barbir via TKO (punches) at 1:06 of Round 1 at Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be officially awarded a UFC contract.

Oleksiejczuk will take on Cesar Almeida in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 112 on Dec. 13, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Almeida will face Cezary Oleksiejczuk in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 112 on Dec. 13, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Trocoli will take on Mansur Abdul-Malik in a middleweight bout at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Abdul-Malik will take on Antonio Trocoli in a middleweight bout at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Rodrigues will take on Roman Kopylov in a middleweight bout at UFC 322 in New York City on Nov. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Kopylov will take on Gregory Rodrigues in a middleweight bout at UFC 322 in New York City on Nov. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Vieira will face Bo Nickal in a middleweight bout at UFC 322 in New York City on Nov. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Nickal will take on Rodolfo Vieira in a middleweight bout at UFC 322 in New York City on Nov. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.