{"id":40496,"date":"2026-08-12T09:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40496"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:15:53","slug":"ex-jet-anthony-wint-earns-ufc-contract-after-34-second-knockout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40496","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Jet Anthony Wint earns UFC contract after 34-second knockout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2FCOMP-UFC.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former Jet is taking flight\u2026 in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Jets linebacker Anthony Wint earned a UFC contract after defeating Matthew Adams in a heavyweight bout on \u201cDana White\u2019s Contender Series.\u201d Wint took down Adams via TKO 34 seconds into the first round of their Tuesday night fight, delivering a flurry of punches to his opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wint\u2019s success has already won over UFC president Dana White, who told reporters after DWCS 87 that the former football player has already been telling him to get him onto an upcoming card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Anthony Wint punches Matt Adams in a heavyweight fight at Meta APEX on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was part of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series Season 10, Week 1.  <span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Anthony Wint reacts after a victory against Matt Adams in a heavyweight fight during Dana White\u2019s Contender Series Season 10, Week 1 at Meta APEX on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  <span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWint is fun. This guy is all over me,\u201d White said, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/08\/11\/dana-white-thrilled-with-dwcs-winner-anthony-wint-im-all-in\/91267202007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cHe says, \u2018I\u2019m not leaving Las Vegas until you guys get me a fight,\u2019 so probably put him on [UFC] Sacramento. I love guys who want to turn around quick and fight again. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhen you come into the Contender and you do well and you get that pop, staying active is the best thing you could do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White said he\u2019s working to make Wint\u2019s request a reality at UFC Fight Night 285 taking place on Aug. 22 at the Golden 1 Center in California\u2019s capital city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Anthony Wint prepares to face Matt Adams in a heavyweight fight during Dana White\u2019s Contender Series Season 10, Week 1 at Meta APEX on August 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wint is now 7-0 in MMA fights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old played his college football at Florida International and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets in 2018, when he played in two games before being waived the following summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wint was signed by the Canadian Football League\u2019s Hamilton Tiger-Cats in December 2019, but the 2020 CFL season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he opted out of his CFL contract in August of that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Jets linebacker Anthony Wint (52) leaves the field after practice at training camp on Monday, August 6, 2018, in Florham Park, N.J. <span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Anthony Wint speaks with UFC President and CEO Dana White after a victory against Matt Adams in a heavyweight fight during Dana White\u2019s Contender Series Season 10, Week 1 at Meta APEX on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He began his amateur MMA career in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played football my whole life. Not only football, linebacker,\u201d Wint said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/one-time-jets-lb-anthony-wint-earns-ufc-contract-with-34-second-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per NFL.com.<\/a> \u201cSo I was used to lining up against 11 people, having 11 people against me and then dissecting a whole play in 40 seconds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I just gotta dissect a man in three rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Jet is taking flight\u2026 in the UFC. 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