When Battlefield Fight League (BFL) featherweight champion Radley (Snake Eyes) Da Silva knocked American Drake Randall out cold with a spectacular spinning heel kick last September, the crowd at the Vancouver Convention Centre chanted “UFC, UFC.”

On Tuesday, the 30-year-old from Vancouver goes after a UFC contract when he faces unbeaten Australian George Mangos in Las Vegas in the opening episode of Season 9 of “Dana White’s Contender Series.”

The show gives up-and-coming fighters a chance to win their way into the UFC if they can impress the UFC president. Americans Jamahal (Sweet Dreams) Hill and (Suga) Sean O’Malley won UFC titles after earning their contract via the show.

Canadians (Proper) Mike Malott, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Chad (The Monster) Anheliger, Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse

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