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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...

"Vanilla Thunder" has made his way to ONE Championship and now we know when we'll see Ben Tynan in action for his first bout with the promotion. Sources tell Cageside Press that Tynan (4-0) will take on Kang Ji Won...

For many getting their shot on Dana White's Contender Series, the call was expected. Their years of long work finally paying off in a way that they expected. However, for St. Louis' Cortavious Romious, it was a bit of...

As Connor Matthews prepares for his second chance on Contender Series, it would be hard to not look back at his first bid for a UFC contract. Last year, the Massachusetts native had his first shot against Francis Marshall...

The date was August 4th and Agoge Combatives' Torrez Finney had a big fight on a regional card for Aries Fight Series: Nashville Underground. The card was litered with hot prospects and Contender Series castoffs. Finney knew that a...

This past Saturday at UFC Vegas 80, Bobby "King" Green pulled off a big upset when he knocked out Grant Dawson within the first 33 seconds of their main event bout. Coming into the fight, Dawson made it clear that...

The UFC had an interesting stop at the Apex this past week, with an action-packed main card providing ample finishes, and a shock, quick finish in the main event of UFC Vegas 80. Bobby Green always had a good chance...

The final week of Dana White's Contender Series Season 7 is here, arriving Tuesday night and wrapping up a season that has seen 41 UFC contracts handed out to date. With last year seeing 43 UFC contracts dished out, and...

San Diego, CA - Bellator lightweight Sergio Cassio had a rollercoaster of a debut as his opponent, Jesse Roberts, put him in tough spots on the ground, but he ultimately emerged victorious at Bellator 300 on Saturday night. "I'm very...

San Diego, CA - Bellator newcomer Slim Trabelsi went through a lot to get to Bellator 300 on Saturday night, and when he capped it off with a victory, the emotions came out of him in the cage. "I'm happy...