Dana White's Contender Series season 3
UFC mixed martial arts event in 2019
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In May 2018 it was confirmed that season 3 of Dana White's Contender Series would commence in June 2019 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[1] In April 2019, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on June 18, 2019 and ending on August 20, 2019.[2] The promotion's name also got shortened from Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series to Dana White's Contender Series.[3][4][5]
Week 1 - June 18
| Dana White's Contender Series 17 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | June 18, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Punahele Soriano | def. | Jamie Pickett | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Hannah Goldy | def. | Kali Robbins | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brendan Loughnane | def. | Bill Algeo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Yorgan De Castro | def. | Alton Meeks | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 1 | 4:45 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
Week 2 - June 25
| Dana White's Contender Series 18 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | June 25, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tony Johnson | def. | Alton Cunningham | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Justin Gonzales | def. | Zach Zane | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Kyle Daukaus | def. | Michael Lombardo | Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Richie Santiago | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (178 lbs) | Miguel Baeza | def. | Victor Reyna | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
- Originally a welterweight bout; Reyna missed weight.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
Week 3 - July 9
| Dana White's Contender Series 19 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 9, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Joe Solecki | def. | Jesse Wallace | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:49 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Antonio Trócoli | vs. | Kenneth Bergh | No Contest (overturned by NSAC) | 1 | 3:57 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Hunter Azure | def. | Chris Ocon | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Maki Pitolo | def. | Justin Sumter | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:37 | |
| Lightweight | Jonathan Pearce | def. | Jacob Rosales | TKO (punch) | 3 | 1:50 | |
- Originally a submission (neck crank) win for Trocoli; overturned after he tested positive for nandrolone.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[14]
- Joe Solecki, António Trocoli,[15] Hunter Azure, Maki Pitolo, and Jonathan Pearce
Week 4 - July 16
| Dana White's Contender Series 20 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 16, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[16] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Antônio Arroyo | def. | Stephen Regman | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:31 | |
| Bantamweight | Ode' Osbourne | def. | Armando Villarreal | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Don'Tale Mayes | def. | Ricardo Prasel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:49 | |
| Catchweight (152.5 lbs) | Kevin Syler | def. | Lance Lawrence | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Aaron Jeffery | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:23 | |
- Originally a featherweight bout; Syler missed weight.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[18]
Week 5 - July 23
| Dana White's Contender Series 21 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 23, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[19] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | def. | Jordan Williams | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Sean Woodson | def. | Terrance McKinney | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 1:49 | |
| Lightweight | J.J. Okanovich | def. | Christian Lohsen | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jamahal Hill | def. | Alexander Poppeck | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:29 | |
| Featherweight | Billy Quarantillo | def. | Kamuela Kirk | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:22 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[21]
Week 6 - July 30
| Dana White's Contender Series 22 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | July 30, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card[22] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Aleksa Camur | def. | Fabio Cherant | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 0:48 | |
| Featherweight | Aalon Cruz | def. | Steven Nguyen | KO (flying knee) | 3 | 4:36 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Tracy Cortez | def. | Mariya Agapova | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Daniel Rodriguez | def. | Rico Farrington | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Rodrigo Nascimento | def. | Michal Martínek | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:16 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[24]
- Aleksa Camur, Aalon Cruz, Tracy Cortez, and Rodrigo Nascimento
Week 7 - August 6
| Dana White's Contender Series 23 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 6, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Omar Morales | def. | Harvey Park | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Lucrezia Ria | def. | Marilia Santos | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Herbert Burns | def. | Darrick Minner | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Middleweight | André Muniz | def. | Taylor Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| Bantamweight | Dwight Joseph | def. | Jay Perrin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[26]
Week 8 - August 13
| Dana White's Contender Series 24 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 13, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | William Knight | def. | Herdem Alacabek | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:34 | |
| Welterweight | Brok Weaver | def. | Devin Smyth | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Sarah Alpar | def. | Shanna Young | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Bantamweight | Tony Gravely | def. | Ray Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:16 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Julius Anglickas | def. | Karl Reed | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:25 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[28]
- Brok Weaver, Sarah Alpar, and Tony Gravely
- William Knight was signed to a development league contract
Week 9 - August 20
| Dana White's Contender Series 25 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 20, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Philip Rowe | def. | Leon Shahbazyan | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:16 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jamal Pogues | def. | Marcos Brigagão | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139 lbs) | Steve Garcia | def. | Desmond Torres | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 4:35 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Mallory Martin | def. | Micol Di Segni | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ricky Steele | def. | Phil Caracappa | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Originally a bantamweight bout; Garcia missed weight.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[30]
Week 10 - August 27
| Dana White's Contender Series 26 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 27, 2019 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Duško Todorović | def. | Teddy Ash | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Impa Kasanganay | def. | Kailan Hill | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Peter Barrett | def. | Sang Hoon Yoo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ben Sosoli | vs. | Dustin Joynson | NC (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Featherweight | T.J. Brown | def. | Dylan Lockard | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 2:59 | [a] |
- Brown was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal kick.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[32]
- Duško Todorović, Peter Barrett, and T.J. Brown