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Wint and Hasan Lead DWCS 87 Contract Signings for UFC Debuts
DWCS 87 winners Anthony Wint, Bilal Hasan, Tom Pagliarulo and Joseph Kropschot earned UFC contracts after decisive wins (Wint stopped Matt Adams in 34 seconds; Hasan finished Saikia in 0:45 of Round 1; Pagliarulo defeated Ananias Mulumba by TKO in Round 3; Kropschot won a unanimous decision over Jon Kunneman with a late armbar), while Abe Alsaghir did not secure a deal despite a split decision trail.
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