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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2023
Season of television series
| Dana White's Contender Series |
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| Original network | ESPN+ |
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| Original release | August 13 (2024-August-13) –
October 10, 2024 (2024-October-10) |
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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]
Week 1 – August 13
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Mansur Abdul-Malik
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vs.
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Wes Schultz
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| Welterweight
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Meng Ding
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vs.
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Islam Dulatov
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| Light Heavyweight
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Mikheil Sazhiniani
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vs.
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Bruno Lopes
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| Featherweight
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Icaro Brito
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vs.
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Ernie Juarez
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| Flyweight
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An Tuan Ho
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vs.
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Lone'er Kavanagh
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Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 2 – August 20
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Welterweight
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Pat Pytlik
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vs.
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Andreas Berg Gustafsson
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| Heavyweight
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Rizvan Kuniev
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vs.
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Hugo Cunha
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| Bantamweight
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Cortavious Romious
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vs.
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Michael Imperato
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| Middleweight
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Torrez Finney
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vs.
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Cam Rowston
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| Bantamweight
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Billy Brand
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vs.
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Cody Haddon
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Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 3 – August 27
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Andrey Pulyaev
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vs.
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Liam Anderson
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| Featherweight
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Michael Aswell
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vs.
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Bogdan Grad
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| Middleweight
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Matthieu Letho Duclos
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vs.
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Marco Tulio
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| Flyweight
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Jack Duffy
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vs.
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Jose Ochoa
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| Bantamweight
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Adam Bramhald
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vs.
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Malcolm Wellmaker
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 4 – September 3
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Lightweight
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Quillan Salkilld
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vs.
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Gauge Young
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| Featherweight
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Tommy McMillen
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vs.
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Austin Bashi
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| Welterweight
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Ko Seok-hyun
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vs.
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Igor Cavalcanti
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| Middleweight
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Will Currie
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vs.
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Djorden Santos
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| Women's Flyweight
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Shannon Clark
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vs.
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Yuneisy Duben
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 5 – September 10
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Light Heavyweight
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Yousri Belgaroui
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vs.
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Anvarbek Daniyalbekov
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| Lightweight
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Quemuel Ottoni
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vs.
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Kody Steele
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| Bantamweight
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Otar Tanzilov
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vs.
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Josias Musasa
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| Light Heavyweight
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Raffael Cerqueira
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vs.
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Patryk Grabowski
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Contract awards
The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 6 – September 17
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Bantamweight
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Quang Le
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vs.
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Aaron Tau
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 7 – September 24
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Featherweight
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Luke Riley
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vs.
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Kevin Vallejos
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 8 – October 1
Background
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Light Heavyweight
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Diyar Nurgozhay
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vs.
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Bartosz Szewczyk
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Week 9 – October 8
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Light Heavyweight
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Artem Vakhitov
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vs.
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Islem Masraf
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| Flyweight
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Anthony Drilich
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vs.
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Sean Gauci
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 10 – October 15
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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