Your go-to guide for Dana White's Contender Series, Season 8

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Preparations for Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series are currently underway. Deemed as the toughest job interview, DWCS showcases the stars of tomorrow vying for a spot on the UFC roster. The upcoming season is set to kick off on August 13th and will continue for 10 weeks until October 15th. According to Nolan King of MMA Junkie, some fighters have already been notified and received matchups for this season.

To keep up with the news surrounding Contender Series Season 8, The Scrap has your go-to guide for all things Contender Series. We’ll provide you with the latest news, confirmed fights, and results as the season unfolds.

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Fight Results:

Week 1, August 13th
Featured Bout: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wes Schultz via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (3:55)
Islam Dulatov def. Meng Ding via Unanimous Decision
Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (4:14)
Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (1:25)
Lone’er Kavanagh def. An Tu Ho via 1st-Round KO/TKO (2:35)

Contract Winners: Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, Lone’er Kavanagh

Week 2, August 20th
Featured Bout: Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (3:20)
Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha via 1st-Round KO/TKO (4:59)
Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato via Unanimous Decision
Torrez Finney def. Cam Rowston via Unanimous Decision
Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand via 1st-Round Submission (3:09)

Contract Winners: Andreas Gustafsson, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, Cody Haddon

Week 3, August 27th
Featured Bout: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson via Unanimous Decision
Bogdan Grad def. Michael Aswell via Split Decision
Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (2:38)
Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald via 1st-Round KO/TKO (2:29)
Nick Piccininni def. Jack Duffy via Split Decision

Contract Winners: Malcolm Wellmaker, Marco Tulio, Bogdan Grad, Andrey Pulyaev

Week 4, September 3rd
Featured Bout: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti via Unanimous Decision
Djorden Santos def. Will Currie via Unanimous Decision
Austin Bashi def. Tommy McMillen 2nd-Round Submission (3:15)
Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark via 1st-Round (1:13)
Quillan Salkilld def. Gauge Young via Unanimous Decision

Contract Winners: Quillan Salkilld, Yuneisy Duben, Austin Bashi, Djorden Santos, Seok Hyun Ko

Week 5, September 10th
Featured Bout: Navajo Stirling def. Phillip Latu via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (2:21)
Yousri Belgaroui vs. Taiga Iwasaki via 3rd-Round KO/TKO (2:34)
Josias Musasa def. Otari Tanzilovi via Split Decision
Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise via 1st-Round Submission (4:45)

Contract Winners: Nicolle Caliari, Josias Musasa, Navajo Stirling

Week 6, September 17th
Featured Bout: Elijah Smith def. Aaron Tau via Unanimous Decision
Tallison Teixeira def. Arthur Lopes via 1st-Round KO/TKO (1:57)
Benjamin Bennett def. Joey Hart via Split Decision
Ateba Gautier def. Yura Naito via 3nd-Round KO/TKO (4:00)
Ahmad Hassanzada def. Dylan Mantello via 3rd-Round Submission (2:41)

Contract Winners: Ahmad Hassanzada, Ateba Gautier, Tallison Teixeira, Elijah Smith

Week 7, September 24th
Featured Bout: Danylo Voievodkin def. Bailey Schoenfelder via 1st-Round Submission (1:13)
Daniel Frunza def. Vadym Kutsyi via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (3:30)
Kevin Christian def. Francesco Mazzeo via 2nd-Round Submission (4:17)
Kevin Vallejos def. Cam Teague via 1st-Round KO/TKO (2:23)
Alexia Thainara def. Rose Conceição via Unanimous Decision

Contract Winners: Alexia Thainara, Kevin Vallejos, Kevin Christian, Daniel Frunza, Danylo Voievodkin

Week 8, October 1st
Featured Bout: Diyar Nurgozhay def. Bartosz Szewczyk via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (3:32)
Alberto Montes def. Carlos Calderon via 2nd-Round Submission (2:38)
David Martinez def. Xavier Franklin via Unanimous Decision
Torrez Finney def. Abdellah Er-Ramy via 1st-Round KO/TKO (4:10)
Jacobe Smith def. Christien Savoie via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (2:55)

Contract Winners: Jacobe Smith, Torrez Finney, David Martinez, Alberto Montes, Diyar Nurgozhay

Week 9, October 8th
Featured Bout: Artem Vakhitov def. Islem Masraf via 1st-Round KO/TKO (4:23)
Kody Steele def. Chasen Blair via 2nd-Round KO/TKO (4:07)
Mario Pinto def. Lucas Camacho via 1st-Round KO/TKO (1:43)
Islam Dulatov def. Vanilto Antunes via 1st-Round KO/TKO (2:44)
Sean Gauci def. Anthony Drilich via Unanimous Decision

Contract Winners: Islam Dulatov, Mario Pinto, Kody Steele, Artem Vakhitov

Week 10, October 15th
Middleweight: Nick Klein def. Heraldo Souza via 1st-Round Submission (0:37)
Flyweight: Luis Gurule def. Nick Piccininni via Split Decision
Featherweight: Yadier DelValle def. Antônio Monteiro via Unanimous Decision
Strawweight: Julieta Martinez def. Leslie Hernandez via Split Decision
Welterweight: Jonathan Micallef def. Mohamed Ado via 1st-Round Submission (3:01)

Contract Winners: Jonathan Micallef, Yadier DelValle, Luis Gurule, Nick Klein

There were 3 weeks that saw contracts handed out to all 5 fight winners. That happened in week 4, week 7 and week 8. In total, 42 contracts were awarded during Season 8 of Contender Series.

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