Dana White Contender Series Tonight
Dana White and the UFC have been known to scour the world for the best talent. The UFC has always had a very good recruitment system in place to ensure that there is a plethora of new talent flooding into the UFC- talent that might one day become big names in the UFC.
News 04 Aug 20 Dana White's Contender Series 27 results: Three score UFC deals in season four debut News August 4, 2020 9:55 pm By: John Morgan. Dana White’s Contender Series returns Tuesday night, and MMA Junkie is onsite to provide live results of the season four debut. Las Vegas – The fourth season of the hit show Dana White’s Contender Series continues with Episode 7, featuring a lineup of rising athletes looking to make their dreams come true by impressing. It's all come down to this. Following a season filled with some of the most action-packed fights in the sport, the latest season of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series will come to an end tonight with 10 more fighters hoping to punch their ticket to a UFC contract. He lost to Ricardo Ramas while appearing on Dana White’s Looking for a Fight series. He defeated former UFC fighter Chris Beals in his last fight, which put him in line for a shot on Dana White’s new Contender Series show. Tonight’s episode features a fight between Angel DeAnda and Dan Spohn. Dana White’s Contender Series takes place on Wednesday night in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This is a five-fight UFC card with Dana White deciding at the end of the night what fighters will be.
Dana White’s Contender Series is another initiative by the UFC to give a platform to up-and-coming fighters to earn a place in the UFC. The show has been a runaway success so far, and has produced names such as Sean O’Malley, Greg Hardy, Alex Perez among many others.
Dana White looks back at the success of Dana White’s contender series
Alex Perez one of the breakout stars from Dana White’s contender series will be fighting for the title this weekend. After the recent episode of Dana White’s Contender Series at the press conference, John Morgan asked White if he felt particularly proud that a fight from ‘DWCS’ is fighting for the title.
White replied, “Think about this, we were talking about this yesterday. Go back to ‘TUF’ and look at the fights that were in ‘TUF’. It was literally the evolution of the sport at the time. All the people that came out of ‘TUF’ went in a certain fighter and came out a different type of fighter. And I think ‘TUF’ did a lot of good stuff for the up and coming talent back then”
Dana continued, “Look at these kids that are fighting in the contender series. It’s night and day. The kids that are fighting in the contender series would have wiped the floor with the ‘TUF’ people back in the day…. What I love about him (Alex Perez) going in and fighting for a title this weekend is, all the kids that fought tonight and have fought on the contender series before every one of you have the ability to do that. We brought you in for a reason… You have the ability to become world champion one day”
The contender series has definitely provided a lot of great fights over the years, and MMA fans will be hoping the show continues churning out world-class talents for the betterment of the sport.
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The fourth season of Dana White’s Contender Series is right around the corner.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Season 4 was slated to kick off June 23. Postponed due to the pandemic, it’s expected to premiere Aug. 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, run through September, and possibly into October.
With the return of the series, there will be a lot of fight announcements and contract signings involving UFC hopefuls. It’s understandable that it might be difficult to keep up with all of the transactions, but that’s where MMA Junkie comes in.
Below is a compilation of all the fighters and fights known for the upcoming season. The fighters and fights all have been broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie.
Confirmed lineups
Aug. 4
Dustin Jacoby* def. Ty Flores via unanimous decision
Uros Medic* def. Mikey Gonzalez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1
Jerome Rivera def. Luis Rodriguez via unanimous decision
Jordan Leavitt* def. Luke Flores via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1
Aug. 11
Dustin Stoltzfus* def. Joe Pyfer via TKO (slam) – Round 1
Adrian Yanez* def. Brady Huang via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Cory McKenna* def. Vanessa Demopolous via unanimous decision
TJ Laramie* def. Daniel Swain via TKO (retirement) – Round 1
Impa Kasangany* def. Anthony Adams via unanimous decision
Aug. 18
Louis Cosce* def. Victor Reyna via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Cheyanne Buys* def. Hilarie Rose via unanimous decision
Orion Cosce* def. Matt Dixon via TKO (punches) – Round 3
Josh Parisian* def. Chad Johnson via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Kenny Cross def. Kevin Syler via unanimous decision
Aug. 25
Jamie Pickett* def. Jhonoven Pati via TKO (punches) – Round 2
Rafael Alves* def. Alejandro Flores via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2
Jeffrey Molina* def. Jacob Silva via unanimous decision
Anthony Romero def. Mike Breeden via unanimous decision
Collin Huckbody* def. Kyron Bowen via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1
Sept. 1
Melik Baghdasaryan def. Dennis Buzukia via unanimous decision
Jimmy Flick* def. Nate Smith via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 3
Ronnie Lawrence* def. Jose Johnson via unanimous decision
William Knight* def. Cody Brundage via TKO (elbows and punches) – Round 1
Tucker Lutz def. Chase Gibson via unanimous decision
Sept. 8
Tafon Nchukwi* def. Al Matavao via knockout (head kick) – Round 2
Sherrard Blackledge def. Cameron Church via unanimous decision
Phil Hawes* def. Khadzhi Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Drako Rodriguez* def. Mana Martinez via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1
Aliaskhab Khizriev* def. Henrique Shiguemoto via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1
Sept. 15
Jordan Williams* def. Gregory Rodrigues via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Collin Anglin* def. Muhammadjon Naimov via unanimous decision
Michael Lombardo def. Korey Kuppe via unanimous decision
Danyelle Wolf* def. Taneisha Tennant via unanimous decision
Kyle Driscoll def. Dinis Paiva via unanimous decision
Nov. 4
Oscar Ivan Cota vs. Jared Vanderaa
Bruno Oliveira vs. Carlos Ulberg
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Edson Gomez
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
Nov. 10
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz vs. Mario Sousa
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
Nov. 17
Chelsea Hackett vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels
Kenneth Bergh vs. Matheus Scheffel
JP Buys vs. Nate Smith
Sherrard Blackledge vs. Tucker Lutz
TBA vs. TBA
* = contract earned
Season 4 roster
(Record Last promotion Fighting out of)
Heavyweights
Oscar Ivan Cota (11-2 Combate Americas Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico)Chad Johnson (6-1 LFA Wisconsin)Josh Parisian (12-3 WXC Michigan)Jared Vanderaa (10-4 SMASH Global Hemet, Calf.)Light heavyweights
Ibo Aslan (8-0 Vendetta Austria)Jose Augusto Azevedo (6-2 Centro Oeste Fight Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil)Cody Brundage (5-0 Lights Out Championship Michigan)Ty Flores (7-2 Shamrock FC Denver)Dustin Jacoby (11-5 SCL Fort Morgan, Colo.)William Knight (7-1 CES MMA Connecticut)Matheus Scheffel (14-6 Future FC Parana, Brazil)Tafon Nchukwi (3-0 CFFC Cameroon)Al Matavao (8-2 Destiny MMA/Alaska FC American Samoa)Middleweights
Anthony Adams (8-1 LFA Aurora, Colo.)Khadzhi Bestaev (10-3 Gladiator Challenge San Jose, Calif.)KB Bhullar (8-0 Unified MMA Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)Kyron Bowen (10-4 MFC/MMAX FC Illinois)Phil Hawes (7-2 Brave CF Iowa)Collin Huckbody (7-2 North Star Combat Saint Cloud, Minn)Nassourdine Imavov (8-2 ARES FC Dagestan, Russia)Impa Kasanganay (6-0 DWCS, Season 3 Charlotte, N.C.)Aliaskhab Khizriev (12-0 Fight Nights Global Makhachkala, Russia)Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (8-0 Teofista Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)Andreas Michailidis
(12-3 Global Legion FC Athens, Greece)*Bruno Oliveira (8-1 Titan FC Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil)Jhonoven Pati (6-3 Ring of Combat Copperas Cove, Texas)Jamie Pickett (10-4 Next Level Fight Club North Carolina)
Joe Pyfer (7-1 Ring of Combat Pennsylvania)Gregory Rodrigues (7-2 SMASH Global Manaus, Brazil)Henrique Shiguemoto (13-3-1 Road FC Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)Mario Sousa (11-1 Metanoia FC Curitiba, Parana, Brazil)Dustin Stoltzfus (12-1 GMC Pennsylvania)Carlos Ulberg (2-0 Eternal MMA Auckland, New Zealand)Jordan Williams (8-3 DWCS Menomonee Falls, Wisc.)
Jordan Wright (10-0 LFA Albuquerque, N.M.)Welterweights
Ignacio Bahamondes (10-3 LFA Santiago, Chile)Louis Cosce (6-0 Combate Americas California)Orion Cosce (6-0 Bear River Fighting Championship Arcata, Calif.)Matt Dixon (9-0 LFA Tulsa, Okla.)Edson Gomez (6-1 KOTC Upland, Calif.)Korey Kuppe (8-3 LFA Michigan)Michael Lombardo (10-2 Road to M-1 USA Jupiter, Fla.)Victor Reyna (11-4 Combate Americas Arlington, Texas)Lightweights
Rafael Alves (18-9 Titan FC Belem, Para, Brazil)Sherrard Blackledge (4-0 Island Fights Las Vegas)Mike Breeden (8-2 LFA Missouri)Taylor Callens (6-0 V3 Fights Hornbeak, Tennessee)Cameron Church (4-0 Combate Americas South Lake Tahoe, Calif.)Kenny Cross (10-3 Lights Out Championship Michigan)Achilles Estremadura (6-0 Battlefield Fight League Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)Alejandro Flores (17-2 Combate Americas Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)Luke Flores (9-1 Combate Americas Mission, Texas)Mikey Gonzalez (7-1 Gladiator Challenge California)Jordan Leavitt (6-0 LFA Las Vegas)Tucker Lutz (9-1 Shogun Fights Reisterstown, Md.)Victor Martinez (12-4 Fury FC/Combate Americas Pharr, Texas)Uros Medic (5-0 Alaska FC Serbia)Damonte Robinson (6-1-1 Iron Tiger FS Ohio)Anthony Romero (7-0 Ohio Combat League/KOTC Canada)Kevin Syler
(10-0 Combate Bolivia MMA Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)Featherweights
Collin Anglin (7-1 Lights Out Championship Michigan)Kyle Driscoll (11-3 Combate Americas Tulsa, Okla.)Oron Kahlon (16-0 Road to WWFC Ashdod, Israel)T.J. Laramie (11-3 PFC Ontario, Canada)Muhammadjon Naimov (5-0 Titan FC Dushanbe, Tajikistan)Dinis Paiva (13-7 CES MMA Long Island, New York)Daniel Swain (20-9-1 M-1 Challenge Washington)Bantamweights
Brady Huang (11-1 Pancrase San Francisco)Jose Johnson (11-5 LFA/WXC Flint, Mich.)Ronnie Lawrence (5-1 LFA Nashville)Mana Martinez (6-1 Fury FC Texas)Johnny Munoz (10-0 KOTC Norco, Calif.)Drako Rodriguez (6-1 KOTC Sioux, City, Iowa)Adrian Yanez (10-3 Fury FC Houston)Flyweights
JP Buys (8-2 LFA Gauteng, South Africa)Jimmy Flick (14-5 LFA Sand Springs, Okla.)Jeffrey Molina (7-2 FAC Missouri)Jerome Rivera (9-2 LFA Santa Fe, N.M.)Brandon Royval (10-4 LFA Denver, Colo.)*Jacob Silva (6-2 Fury FC Houston)Nate Smith (6-0 LFA Chicago, Illinois)Women’s featherweights
Taneisha Tennant (3-0 Invicta FC New York)Danyelle Wolf (0-0 Boxing San Diego)Women’s bantamweights
TBAWomen’s flyweights
Chelsea Hackett (3-0-1 Eternal MMA Australia)Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels (4-0 Battlefield Fight League Squamish, British Columbia, Canada)Women’s strawweight
Cheyanne Buys (4-1 LFA Dallas)Vanessa Demopolous (5-1 LFA California)Gloria de Paula (4-2 SFT Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)Pauline Macias (4-0 LFA Denver)Cory McKenna (4-1 Cage Warriors England)Luana Pinheiro (7-1 Brave CF Belo Horizonte, Minais Gerais, Brazil)Hilarie RoseDana White Contender Series Tonight
(4-1 CES MMA Norfolk, Mass.)Ufc Contender Series Tonight Results
* = Signed to UFC prior to scheduled DWCS bout