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Austin Bashi

DWCS 2024: Episode 4 Breakdown and Predictions

DWCS 2024 is in full swing now, and this year's Contender Series has seen some well-deserved contracts awarded, a number of returning fighters, and some surprises. Last week, a rematch was booked for later in the season, as Nick...
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Dana White’s Contender Series Season 8, Week 3 Results

Episode three of Dana White's Contender Series Season 8 arrived on Tuesday, August 27, with the show back in its regular timeslot what with The Ultimate Fighter 32 having wrapped. The latest installment of the Contender Series featured two returning...
Michael Aswell

DWCS Week 3’s Michael Aswell: Fighting with the Memory of Saul Soliz

Despite being only 23-years old, Michael Aswell enters his Dana White Contender Series fight with a maturity not often seen by fighters of any age. Not only is he composed in the cage, but his outlook on fighting and...
Malcolm Wellmaker

DWCS Week 3’s Malcolm Wellmaker: From Fixing Pipes to Winning Fights

Nearly every fighter on the regional scene have to work a second job in order to make a living. With the small salaries on the come up, there is no other way to live for the most part. However,...
Marco Tulio Contender Series

Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series – Marco Tulio

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 for...
Bogdan Grad

Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series — Bogdan Grad

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 for...
Andreas Gustafsson and Pat Pytlik, Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 2

Dana White’s Contender Series Season 8, Week 2 Results

Three returning fighters and a bout that had the chance to be one of the best fights of the season arrived on Week 2 of Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, with the latest DWCS season now in full...
Cortavious Romious

Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series — Cortavious Romious

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...
Pat Pytlik

DWCS 2024: Episode 2 Breakdown and Predictions

Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 2 arrives on Tuesday with a number of familiar faces in tow. Not one, not two, but three fighters from previous DWCS seasons are returning, looking for a second chance, including Torrez...

DWCS Week 2’s Andreas Gustafsson: It’s About Time

When the phone rang for Andreas Gustafsson, his manager had the news that he'd be one of the first to fight on this year's Contender Series. For any fighter, that call is a big step in their career, but...

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