Cameron Rowston has highly touted by City Kickboxing teammates Israel Adesanya and Dan Hooker prior to Dana White’s Contender Series 78, and he delivered an effort that will likely lead to a UFC contract.
Rowston (12-3) put on a striking clinic against Brandon Holmes (5-1) in their middleweight bout on Tuesday at the UFC Apex, landing brutal punches and elbows until his opponent folded on the canvas at the 2:58 mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
After falling short in his contract opportunity in Season 8 of DWCS, Rowston came back for a second chance and maximized the platform to impress the UFC brass.
“I’ve been knocking on the door,” Rowston said in his post-fight interview with Heidi Androl. “I knew every night of this training camp I would get a finish and cement my contract.”
