Contender Series

Just a few months past his 25th birthday, Ty Miller has run into the same problem a lot of fighters his size have. Standing at 6'2" in the welterweight division, with his body maturing, getting down to that 170lbs...

It's that time of year again. Dana White's Contender Series is back, as The Ultimate Fighter 33 wraps up its current season. The Contender Series has become the primary point of entry for fighters moving into the ranks of the UFC, with...

Bellator Vet Mandel Nallo Set to Face Cage Warriors Lightweight Champion Samuel Silva on DWCS Week 4 Former Bellator contender Mandel Nallo (13-3) is set for a DWCS fight on September 2, currently slated to be Week 4, against current...

Dana White's Contender Series Season 8 is a wrap. The 2024 edition of the show produced 42 UFC contracts through 10 episodes, which is actually down slightly from 2023, when a record high 46 fighters were signed. To put that...

The final week of Dana White's Contender Series Season 8 arrives on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 with one final shot for 10 hopefuls to break into the UFC. This season has been another generous one in terms of contracts awarded,...

DWCS 2024 wraps up on Tuesday, October 15 with Episode 10, one final opportunity for a handful of UFC hopefuls to break into the world's leading MMA promotion. Among those in action, Nick Piccininni returns for the second time on...

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...

The latest offering from Dana White's Contender Series Season 8 is the penultimate episode of the season - and features a former rival of Alex Pereira looking to win his way into the UFC. The appeal of Artem Vakhitov for...

The penultimate episode of DWCS 2024 arrives this week, with the Contender Series featuring more light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC hopefuls. Those two divisions arguably are in need of fresh blood more than any other, even if Alex Pereira...

Three weeks remain in Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, and Week 8 arrives on Tuesday with a "third time's the charm" situation for middleweight Torrez Finney. Last year, Finney, an undefeated fighter out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, appeared on the...