Dana White's Contender Series season 2
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2018
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Season Two of Dana White's Contender Series commenced on June 12, 2018.[1]
Original networkUFC Fight Pass
Original releaseJune 12 –
August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018
| Dana White's Contender Series | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | UFC Fight Pass |
| Original release | June 12 – August 7, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Week 1 - June 12
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 9 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | June 12, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Dashawn Boatwright | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:08 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Chris Curtis | def. | Sean Lally | TKO (hook kick and punches) | 3 | 1:37 | |
| Heavyweight | Greg Hardy | def. | Austen Lane | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:57 | |
| Bantamweight | Montel Jackson | def. | Rico DiSciullo | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 2:15 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Kevin Holland | def. | Will Santiago | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Jackson was deducted one point in round 1 due to an elbow to the back of the head and one point in round 3 due to eye poke.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
Week 2 - June 19
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | June 19, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Matt Sayles | def. | Yazan Hajeh | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:57 | |
| Middleweight | Anthony Hernandez | vs. | Jordan Wright | NC (overturned by NSAC) | 1 | 0:40 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Austin Springer | def. | Giga Chikadze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Spann | def. | Emiliano Sordi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:26 | |
| Welterweight | Dwight Grant | def. | Tyler Hill | KO (punches) | 2 | 2:08 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[9]
- Matt Sayles, Anthony Hernandez, Ryan Spann, and Dwight Grant
Week 3 - June 26
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | June 26, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[10] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Woman's Flyweight | Antonina Shevchenko | def. | Jaymee Nievara | TKO (knees) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Lightweight | Te'Jovan Edwards | def. | Austin Tweedy | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| Heavyweight | Josh Parisian | def. | Greg Rebello | KO (spinning backfist) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Featherweight | Julian Erosa | def. | Jamall Emmers | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Middleweight | Jordan Williams | vs. | Tim Caron | NC (overturned by NSAC) | 3 | 3:37 | [a] |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
- Antonina Shevchenko and Te'Jovan Edwards
Week 4 - July 10
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 12 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 10, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[14] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Kevin Aguilar | def. | Joey Gomez | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Bevon Lewis | def. | Alton Cunningham | TKO (knees) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Featherweight | Ricky Palacios | def. | Toby Misech | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jordan Espinosa | def. | Riley Dutro | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:58 | |
| Lightweight | Jalin Turner | def. | Max Mustaki | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[16]
Week 5 - July 17
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 13 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 17, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[17] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Strawweight | Maycee Barber | def. | Jamie Colleen | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 4:15 | |
| Bantamweight | Domingo Pilarte | def. | Vince Morales | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:52 | |
| Middleweight | Chibwikem Onyenegecha | def. | Anthony Adams | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Austin Vanderford | def. | Angelo Trevino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| Middleweight | Edmen Shahbazyan | def. | Antonio Jones | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:40 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[19]
Week 6 - July 24
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 14 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 24, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[20] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Alex Muñoz | def. | Nick Newell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jimmy Crute | def. | Chris Birchler | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:23 | |
| Featherweight | Sodiq Yusuff | def. | Mike Davis | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Jeff Hughes | def. | Josh Appelt | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:26 | |
| Featherweight | Chase Hooper | def. | Canaan Kawaihae | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 28–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[22]
- Jimmy Crute, Sodiq Yusuff, and Jeff Hughes
- Chase Hooper was signed to a development league contract
Week 7 - July 31
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 15 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 31, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[23] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Roosevelt Roberts | def. | Garrett Gross | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:13 | |
| Heavyweight | Don'Tale Mayes | def. | Mitchell Sipe | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:49 | |
| Middleweight | Ian Heinisch | def. | Justin Sumter | KO (elbows) | 1 | 3:37 | |
| Featherweight | Jordan Griffin | def. | Maurice Mitchell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Heavyweight | Juan Adams | def. | Shawn Teed | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:17 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[25]
Week 8 - August 7
| Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 16 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 7, 2018 |
| Venue | UFC Training Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[26] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Greg Hardy | def. | Tebaris Gordon | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:17 | |
| Lightweight | Devonte Smith | def. | Joseph Lowry | KO (elbows) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | def. | Dennis Bryant | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Featherweight | Bobby Moffett | def. | Jacob Kilburn | Submission (brabo choke) | 2 | 1:02 | |
| Featherweight | Alex Gilpin | def. | JR Coughran | Submission (brabo choke) | 2 | 1:55 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[28]