Contender Series

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...

DWCS 2025 got off to an interesting start last week, with two contracts awarded - and Baisangur Susurkaev making a four-day turnaround to beat Eric Nolan at UFC 319, making his promotional debut on just four day's notice. Do not...

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...

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 story of getting the call to fight on Dana White's Contender Series for Jimmy Drago was one we've heard before. A text from the manager late at night, quick moving parts, lots of excitement - it was not...

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,...