Contender Series

The September 20, 2022 edition of Dana White's Contender Series will make a little bit of history when Raul Rosas Jr. competes. Rosas Jr. (5-0), just 17-years old, will face Mando Gutierrez (7-1) at the event. In the process, he...

Last week on Dana White's Contender Series, it was the Bo Nickal show. In week four, it was a second chance for Jack Cartwright. Cartwright, a former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion, arguably could have been signed to the UFC directly....

Week four of Dana White's Contender Series Season 6 arrives on Tuesday, and with DWCS 50 comes some familiar names. Among them, Jack Cartwright and Jose Johnson, fighting each other, and Hailey Cowan. We're one week removed from the Bo Nickal...

Wrestling standout Bo Nickal has his opponent for the September 27 edition of Dana White's Contender Series. During Saturday's UFC San Diego broadcast, promotion officials announced the Nickal (2-0) will face Donovan Beard (6-1) in his second Contender Series appearance...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a...

Week three of this year's Dana White's Contender Series arrived on Tuesday with standout NCAA Division I wrestling champion Bo Nickal in tow. Nickal (1-0), who had a couple of amateur fights before turning pro, was set to join Danyelle...

Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success. A...

There was one name on week three of Dana White's Contender Series Season 6 that was certain to draw eyeballs. With apologies to Bellator vet Jamal Pogues, GLORY kickboxer Anvar Boynazarov, and LFA standout Clayton Carpenter, all very good fighters...

What a difference a week can make. After Dana White's now infamous "Be Joe Pyfer" speech in week one, week two of Dana White's Contender Series Season 6 saw four finishes, and five fighters awarded UFC contracts. It was an...

Las Vegas, NV — Chris Duncan took the long way to the UFC in a sense, after seeing one fight fall through on the Contender Series last year, then losing another. Despite that, he has no regrets after winning his...