Contender Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twNvEwHV1qs&t=263s It wasn't all that long ago that Reno's Payton Talbott didn't think to highly of MMA. While he's riding a 10-fight win streak into a Contender Series showdown with a UFC contract on the line, he not only didn't...

The beauty of the sport that is MMA is that fighters come to the cage from all backgrounds. The sport attracts everything from athletes in other spots and wrestlers to teachers and blue collar workers. While some paths are...

Dana White's Contender Series Season 7 isn't far away. Pretty soon, we are going to start hearing some names being thrown around and fights being made. Each year the product gets better and better. UFC contracts are being handled out...

The final outing in this year's edition of Dana White's Contender Series sees middleweight prospect Bo Nickal looking to put on another dominant showing — and break into the UFC in just his third pro fight. Nickal is not like...

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....

Las Vegas — Jack Jenkins' coach pulled a fast one on him in regards to his DWCS appearance. It has been a long two years for Australia's Jenkins. Many people, including himself, thought the UFC would have called him in...

The final week of Dana White's Contender Series Season 6 is here, and Bo Nickal returns in week ten. Will the standout middleweight prospect secure a UFC deal in just his third pro fight? That will be the question,...

This is it. The final week of Dana White's Contender Series Season 6 is upon us. Bo Nickal is back. The stakes are high. Five more UFC contracts are on the line. Nickal (2-0), a decorated collegiate wrestler and one...

The penultimate instalment of Dana White's Contender Series Season Six arrived on Tuesday night, with a repeat appearance by heavyweight and former NFL'er Austen Lane, and a 17-year old talent who had been fighting grown men for years in...

As you might imagine for a 17-year old about to get his crack at a UFC contract, Raul Rosas Jr has been enamored with MMA from a young age. The son of a professional fighter, Rosas was in classes...