Dana White’s Contender Series Season 6, Week 6 Results

Yusaku Kinoshita, José Henrique Dana White's Contender Series 52
Yusaku Kinoshita, José Henrique Dana White's Contender Series 52 Credit: Alex Behunin/Cageside Press

Week six of Dana White’s Contender Series Season 6 arrived on Tuesday night, and was one of the deepest shows yet in terms of talent.

In fact, depth-wise, it may have been the deepest DWCS show ever. CFFC featherweight champ Blake Bilder faced TriStar Gym standout Alex Morgan, while Polish lightweight prospect Mateusz Rebecki was up against Brazil’s Rodrigo Lidio. Matej Penaz, meanwhile, took on SD Dumas, and Japan’s Yusaku Kinoshita, a former RIZIN Fighting Federation athlete, was up against Jose Henrique Souza.

On the ladies’ side, a very evenly matched women’s strawweight fight found Viktoriya Dudakova up against Maria Silva.

Any or all of the winners had the potential to make an impact in the UFC, some quicker than others. But after another five UFC contracts had been dished out last week, expectations were certainly high for week six.

Dana White’s Contender Series 52 goes down Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Full results from the event, which airs on UFC Fight Pass, can be found below.

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 6, Week 6 Results

Welterweight: Yusaku Kinoshita def. José Souza via R3 :43 TKO
Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas def. Matěj Peňáz via R1 :47 Submission (Guillotine)
Lightweight: Mateusz Rębecki def. Rodrigo Lídio via R1 3:05 Submission (RNC)
Women’s Strawweight: Viktoriya Dudakova def. Maria Silva via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3)
Featherweight: Blake Bilder def. Alexander Morgan via R1 3:15 Submission (RNC)