Anthony Wint did not even get time to cool off after his 34-second DWCS knockout of Matthew Adams. The unbeaten heavyweight is now booked to meet Terrance Chatman at UFC Sacramento on Aug. 22 at Golden 1 Center, giving the former NFL linebacker a UFC debut with almost no runway and a whole lot of violence hanging over it.
The booking gives Wint one of the quickest jumps you will see from Contender Series chaos to the big show. He flattened Adams in the DWCS Season 10 Week 1 headliner, moved to 7-0, and walked out with a contract after Dana White made it clear the heavyweight division could use fresh blood.
Marcel Dorff reported the matchup on X. Here is the booking post.
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Anthony Wint (7-0) books first UFC fight against Terrance Chatman (5-1) next week on #UFCSacramento. pic.twitter.com/2L0huzWbou
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) August 13, 2026
Wint Gets A Fast Lane To UFC Sacramento
The post lists Wint at 7-0 and Chatman at 5-1, so this is not just the UFC tossing a body at a hot DWCS winner. It is two heavyweight newcomers getting thrown into the cage on short notice, which is usually where the fun stuff happens and the scouting reports get shredded fast.
Wint was already an easy sell after the Adams fight because he barely had to spend any time in danger. A 34-second finish is the kind of debut audition that makes matchmakers start checking who can sign bout agreements before the sweat dries, especially in a heavyweight division where one clean punch can turn a quiet preliminary slot into a highlight-reel problem.
The fast turnaround also fits the current DWCS pipeline. Bilal Hasan also got a quick UFC booking after a 45-second Contender Series knockout, so the promotion is clearly willing to reward instant damage with instant work when the timing lines up.
UFC Sacramento is currently built around Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues, with Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino also giving the card some heavyweight meat. Wint vs. Chatman now adds another big-man swing to the lineup, and it comes with the extra juice of Wint trying to prove that his DWCS wipeout was not just a one-night smash job.
For Wint, this is the cleanest possible next test. He got the contract, got a date, and now gets a fellow newcomer instead of months of waiting around while the division sorts itself out. If he handles Chatman the way he handled Adams, the Dana White’s Contender Series hype machine gets another heavyweight name to push before the year is even cold.
