LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene reporting live from Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 75 event, which begins at 8 p.m. ET.

Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.

The ninth week of the eighth season will see 10 fighters compete for their shot at a UFC contract. In the feature bout at light heavyweight, former kickboxing standout Artem Vakhitov (2-1), who holds a September 2021 victory over UFC champion Alex Pereira under the GLORY banner, will take on Islem Masraf (3-0).

The UFC Apex hosts the card, which streams live on ESPN+.

DWCS 75 full results

DWCS 75 round-by-round updates

Anthony Drilich vs. Sean Gauci

Round 1 –

Result:
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Records: Drilich (8-1), Gauci (9-1)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee:

Vanilto Antunes vs. Islam Dulatov

Round 1 –

Result:
Recap:
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Records: Antunes (16-6), Dulatov (10-1)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Lucas Camacho vs. Mario Pinto

Round 1 –

Result:
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Records: Camacho (6-0), Pinto (8-0)
Division: Heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Chasen Blair vs. Kody Steele

Round 1 –

Result:
Recap:
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Records: Blair (6-0), Pinto (8-0)
Division: Lightweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Islem Masraf vs. Artem Vakhitov

Round 1 –

Result:
Recap:
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Records: Masraf (3-0), Vakhitov (2-1)
Division: Light heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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DWCS 75 faceoffs

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Parrott was signed by AZ Alkmaar in July after a season-long loan stint at Excelsior, who were relegated from the Eredivisie in June despite the Dubliner’s goalscoring exploits.

He quickly made an impression for AZ, netting four in a 9-1 demolition of Heerenveen last month before scoring a match-winning penalty against Elfsborg in the Europa League.

“To be away, it’s not necessarily being out of the spotlight, it’s just a new experience for me that I’m really enjoying,” said Parrott.

“For me to be enjoying my football is the most important thing and it’s one of the reasons why I’ve managed to do well up to now.”

Parrott, who made his senior international debut in 2019, scored a late winner in the Republic of Ireland’s friendly against Hungary in June.

And while that came hot on the heels of a prolific end to last season with Excelsior, he was left on the bench by new boss Heimir Hallgrimsson during last month’s defeats by England and Greece.

Parrott admits that was “disappointing” but added he is not going to “sit around and cry about” it as he looks to make an impact against Finland and Greece over the next week.

“If I get the chance to play I’m going to feel like I’m ready and like I can make an impact on the game,” he said.

“I can see why the team feels low on form because of the previous results but it’s on all of us to turn that around.”

Just over a year ago Rob Holding made a £4m deadline day switch from Arsenal to bolster Crystal Palace’s defence.

But a little more than 12 months on, when Palace issued a joint photo, external of the men’s and women’s squads to mark a club anniversary, the 29-year-old was nowhere to be seen.

Why has the two-time FA Cup winner’s career come to a standstill?

Holding, who made 162 appearances for Arsenal over seven years, is currently training with the Eagles’ under-21 team following a disagreement with manager Oliver Glasner.

“Rob is training individually at the moment,” Glasner said on 1 September, when asked about the centre-back.

“We will talk together – he knows the reason. But it is something that stays between Rob and me. Nothing public.”

Sources with knowledge of the dispute have told BBC Sport that there was a disagreement about a post-match running session following Holding’s last involvement in the first team. He was an unused substitute in a 2-0 home defeat by West Ham on 24 August.

Holding has only made one appearance for the club since he joined on a three-year deal, in the EFL Cup last season against Manchester United, and has not featured at all in the Premier League.

The U21s train at the club’s academy, a separate location to the first team’s base, and sources on both sides say that the situation for Holding is unlikely to change.

Sources close to the player say Holding is accepting of that and intends to keep training professionally and being the best he can in the circumstances.

Palace signed three centre-backs this summer, with Maxence Lacroix coming in from Wolfsburg in a deal worth £18m, Chadi Riad joining from Real Betis in a deal worth up to £14m and Trevoh Chalobah arriving on loan from Chelsea.

The Eagles also kept hold of £70m-rated England centre-back Marc Guehi and have Chris Richards, Jefferson Lerma, Joel Ward and Nathaniel Clyne as options in defence. That means that if Holding did patch things up with Glasner, he would still potentially only be the club’s eighth or ninth-choice centre-back.

Holding has deleted all references to Crystal Palace from his Instagram page and has unfollowed the club on the platform. He is still listed as a first-team player on the Palace website.

He played the full 90 minutes for the under-21s in their 3-1 victory over Gillingham in the EFL Trophy two weeks ago.

Holding is reported to have been an excellent role model at the academy, with one source describing his impact around the U21 team as “brilliant”.

But the road to first-team favour seems like a long way back for the former Arsenal player, even with Palace in the relegation zone and winless from their opening seven Premier League games.

Aberdeen left-back Jack MacKenzie, 24, is set to be called up to the Scotland squad. (Press and Journal – subscription), external

Torino striker Che Adams says he has still to hit the heights for Scotland that he has delivered at club level. (Daily Record), external

Dundee United defender Declan Gallagher will never give up on a Scotland recall but reckons team-mate Ross Graham could beat him to it. (Courier – subscription), external

Rangers should have had a penalty against St Johnstone for a shirt pull on Cyriel Dessers, believes former referee Des Roache. (Daily Record), external

Ross County striker Ronan Hale was happy to block out shouts from Kasper Schmeichel about which corner to aim for as he beat the Celtic goalkeeper with a retaken penalty on Sunday. (Daily Record), external

Former Hearts coach Gordon Forrest has joined Chinese club Shenzhen Peng City until the end of the year. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Another ex-Hearts employee, Joe Savage, has set up a consultancy that will help broker deals between agents, clubs and players, after leaving the sporting director post at Tynecastle. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

A contract extension for in-form Aberdeen full-back Nicky Devlin is a no-brainer, says former Pittodrie favourite Duncan Shearer. (Press & Journal – subscription), external

The “character and drive” of Kieron Bowie will bring the Hibernian forward back stronger after successful surgery to address a hamstring issue, says head coach David Gray. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

Ianis Hagi will miss Rangers’ next three games after his red card against St Johnstone since he is suspended for two Scottish Premiership games, which are followed by a Europa League match he is ineligible for. (Daily Record), external

Ianis Hagi sent an Instagram message to fans thanking them for the warm welcome back after his long absence from the first team at Rangers. (Football Scotland), external