Dana White's Contender Series season 8
Season 8 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August 2024 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[1][2]
| Dana White's Contender Series | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN+ |
| Original release | August 13 – October 10, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
Week 1 – August 13
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 67 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 13, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | An Tuan Ho | vs. | Lone'er Kavanagh | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Mikheil Sazhiniani | vs. | Bruno Lopes | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 2 – August 20
| Dana White's Contender Series 68 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 20, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | vs. | Cam Rowston | ||||
| Welterweight | Pat Pytlik | vs. | Andreas Berg Gustafsson | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 3 – August 27
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 69 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 27, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Adam Bramhald | vs. | Malcolm Wellmaker | ||||
| Featherweight | Michael Aswell | vs. | Bogdan Grad | ||||
| Flyweight | Jack Duffy | vs. | Jose Ochoa | ||||
| Middleweight | Liam Anderson | vs. | TBA | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 4 – September 3
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 70 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 3, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Shannon Clark | vs. | Yuneisy Duben | ||||
| Middleweight | Will Currie | vs. | Djorden Santos | ||||
| Welterweight | Ko Seok Hyun | vs. | Igor Cavalcanti | ||||
| Bantamweight | Tommy McMillen | vs. | Austin Bashi | ||||
| Welterweight | Meng Ding | vs. | Islam Dulatov | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 5 – September 10
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 71 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 10, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Uran Satybaldiev | vs. | Raffael Cerqueira | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Yousri Belgaroui | vs. | Anvarbek Daniyalbekov | ||||
| Lightweight | Kody Steele | vs. | Quemuel Ottoni | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 6 – September 17
| Dana White's Contender Series 72 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 17, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Quang Le | vs. | Aaron Tau | ||||
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 7 – September 24
| Dana White's Contender Series 73 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 24, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 8 – October 1
| Dana White's Contender Series 74 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 1, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 9 – October 8
| Dana White's Contender Series 75 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 8, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 10 – October 15
| Dana White's Contender Series 76 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 15, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
References
- "Dana White's Contender Series, Season 8 in the works with dates mapped out". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- "Dana White's Contender Series, Season 8 roster filling out with UFC hopefuls". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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