Dana White's Contender Series season 8
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2024
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Week 1 – August 13
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 67 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 13, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik | def. | Wes Schultz | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 3:55 | |
| Welterweight | Rami Hamed | def. | Meng Ding | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Bruno Lopes | def. | Mikheil Sazhiniani | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:14 | |
| Featherweight | Jose Delgado | def. | Ernie Juarez | KO (knee and punches) | 2 | 1:25 | |
| Flyweight | Lone'er Kavanagh | def. | An Tuan Ho | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:35 | |
- Ding was deducted 1 point in round 3 due to multiple groin strikes.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[6]
- Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone'er Kavanagh
Week 2 – August 20
| Dana White's Contender Series 68 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 20, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Andreas Gustafsson | def. | Pat Pytlik | TKO (knees) | 2 | 3:20 | |
| Heavyweight | Rizvan Kuniev | def. | Hugo Cunha | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Cortavious Romious | def. | Michael Imperato | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | def. | Cam Rowston | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Cody Haddon | def. | Billy Brand | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:09 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
- Andreas Gustafsson Berg, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, and Cody Haddon
Week 3 – August 27
Background
| Dana White's Contender Series 69 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 27, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Andrey Pulyaev | def. | Liam Anderson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Bogdan Grad | def. | Michael Aswell | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Marco Tulio | def. | Matthieu Letho Duclos | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| Bantamweight | Malcolm Wellmaker | def. | Adam Bramhald | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Flyweight | Nick Piccininni | def. | Jack Duffy | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[10]
- Andrey Pulyaev, Bogdan Grad, Marco Tulio, and Malcolm Wellmaker
Week 4 – September 3
| Dana White's Contender Series 70 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 3, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Background
Tommy McMillen was scheduled to face Austin Bashi in a featherweight bout at the event, but he withdrew due to injury and the bout was cancelled. Bashi instead faced Dorian Ramos.[11]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ko Seok-hyun | def. | Igor Cavalcanti | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos | def. | Will Currie | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Austin Bashi | def. | Dorian Ramos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:15 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Yuneisy Duben | def. | Shannon Clark | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld | def. | Gauge Young | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
- Ko Seok-hyun, Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos, Austin Bashi, Yuneisy Duben and Quillan Salkilld
Week 5 – September 10
Background
A lightweight bout between Quemuel Ottoni and Kody Steele was set for the card. Despite both men weighing in, Ottoni pulled out of the bout the day of the event. Kody Steele was paid his show and win money and was rebooked to fight Chasen Blair on Week 9 of DWCS.[14]
| Dana White's Contender Series 71 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Navajo Stirling | def. | Phillip Latu | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| Middleweight | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Taiga Iwasaki | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:34 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Josias Musasa | def. | Otari Tanzilov | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women’s Flyweight | Nicolle Caliari | def. | Corrine Laframboise | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:45 | |
- Belgaroui would have been deducted 1 point in round 2 due to multiple eye pokes.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[16]
- Navajo Stirling, Josias Musasa, and Nicolle Caliari
Week 6 – September 17
| Dana White's Contender Series 72 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 17, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Elijah Smith | def. | Aaron Tau | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Tallison Teixeira | def. | Arthur Lopes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Welterweight | Benjamin Bennett | def. | Joey Hart | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ateba Gautier | def. | Yura Naito | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada | def. | Dylan Mantello | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:41 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[18]
- Elijah Smith, Tallison Teixeira, Ateba Gautier and Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada
Week 7 – September 24
| Dana White's Contender Series 73 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 24, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Danylo Voievodkin | def. | Bailey Schoenfelder | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Welterweight | Daniel Frunza | def. | Vadym Kutsyi | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:30 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kevin Christian | def. | Francesco Mazzeo | Submission (triangle armbar) | 2 | 4:17 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Vallejos | def. | Cam Teague | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:23 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Alexia Thainara | def. | Rose Conceição | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[20]
- Alexia Thainara, Kevin Vallejos, Kevin Christian, Daniel Frunza and Danylo Voievodkin
Week 8 – October 1
Background
A featherweight bout between Alberto Mondes and Robbie Ring was set for the card. However, Ring withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Carlos Calderon.[21]
| Dana White's Contender Series 74 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 1, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Diyar Nurgozhay | def. | Bartosz Szewczyk | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:32 | |
| Featherweight | Alberto Montes | def. | Carlos Calderon | Submission (anaconda choke) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| Bantamweight | David Martínez | def. | Xavier Franklin | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Torrez Finney | def. | Abdellah Er-Ramy | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Welterweight | Jacobe Smith | def. | Christien Savoie | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:55 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[23]
- Jacobe Smith, Torrez Finney, David Martinez, Alberto Montes, and Diyar Nurgozhay
Week 9 – October 8
| Dana White's Contender Series 75 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 8, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Artem Vakhitov | def. | Islem Masraf | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:23 | |
| Lightweight | Kody Steele | def. | Chasen Blair | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:07 | |
| Heavyweight | Mário Pinto | def. | Lucas Triverio Camacho | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Welterweight | Islam Dulatov | def. | Vanilto Antunes | KO (elbow) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Flyweight | Sean Gauci | def. | Anthony Drilich | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[25]
- Artem Vakhitov, Kody Steele, Mário Pinto, and Islam Dulatov
Week 10 – October 15
| Dana White's Contender Series 76 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | October 15, 2024 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nick Klein | def. | Heraldo Souza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:37 | |
| Flyweight | Luis Gurule | def. | Nick Piccininni | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Yadier del Valle | def. | Antônio Monteiro | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Julieta Martinez | def. | Leslie Hernandez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jonathan Micallef | def. | Mohamed Ado | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:01 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[27]
- Jonathan Micallef, Yadier del Valle, Luis Gurule, and Nick Klein