Dana White’s Contender Series Season 8(2024): Card & Results
Dana White’s Contender Series 2024 is the eighth season of the Contender Series events. The season will take place for 10 straight weeks on Tuesdays from August 13, 2024, to October 15, 2024. The series features up-and-coming MMA fighters from different divisions fighting for a UFC contract. Upon watching fighters’ performances, Dana White decides upon whether the fighter could be signed to UFC or not.
DWCS Season 8 Week 1
Date: August 13, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Wes Schultz | Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik won via TKO at 3:55 of round 2 |
| 2 | Meng Ding vs Rami Hamed | Welterweight | Rami Hamed won via unanimous decision (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) |
| 3 | Mikheil Sazhiniani vs Bruno Lopes | Light Heavyweight | Bruno Lopes won via TKO at 4:14 of round 2 |
| 4 | Jose Degaldo vs Ernie Juarez | Featherweight | Jose Degaldo won via KO at 1:25 of round 2 |
| 5 | An Tuan Ho vs Lone’er Kavanagh | Flyweight | Lone’er Kavanagh won via KO at 1:25 of round 1 |
Fighters Signed: Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, Lone’er Kavanagh
DWCS Season 8 Week 2
Date: August 20, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Pytlik vs Andreas Berg Gustafsson | Welterweight | Andreas Berg Gustafsson won via TKO at 3:20 of round 2 |
| 2 | Rizvan Kuniev vs Hugo Cunha | Heavyweight | Rizvan Kuniev won via TKO at 4:59 of round 1 |
| 3 | Cortavious Romious vs Michael Imperato | Bantamweight | Cortavious Romious won via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |
| 4 | Torrez Finney vs Cam Rowston | Middleweight | Torrez Finney won via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |
| 5 | Billy Brand vs Cody Haddon | Bantamweight | Cody Haddon won via submission 3:09 of round 1 |
Fighters Signed: Andreas Berg Gustafsson, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, Cody Haddon
DWCS Season 8 Week 3
Date: August 27, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Pulyaev vs Liam Anderson | Middleweight Bout | Andrey Pulyaev won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| 2 | Michael Aswell vs Bogdan Grad | Featherweight | Bogdan Grad won via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) |
| 3 | Matthieu Duclos vs Marco Tulio | Middleweight | Marco Tulio won via TKO at 2:38 of round 2 |
| 4 | Adam Bramhald vs Malcolm Wellmaker | Bantamweight | Malcolm Wellmaker won via KO (punch) at 2:29 of round 1 |
| 5 | Jack Duffy vs Nick Piccininni | Flyweight | Nick Piccininni won via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) |
Fighters Signed: Andrey Pulyaev, Bogdan Grad, Marco Tulio & Malcolm Wellmaker
DWCS Season 8 Week 4
Date: September 3, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quillan Salkilld vs Gauge Young | Lightweight | Quillan Salkilld won via unanimous decision |
| 2 | Dorian Ramos vs Austin Bashi | Featherweight | Austin Bashi won via submission at 3:15 of round 2 |
| 3 | Seok-Hyun Ko vs Igor Cavalcanti | Welterweight | Seok-Hyun Ko won via unanimous decision |
| 4 | Will Currie vs Djorden Santos | Middleweight | Djorden Santos won via unanimous decision |
| 5 | Shannon Clark vs Yuneisy Duben | Women’s Flyweight | Yuneisy Duben won via KO at 1:13 of round 1 |
Fighters Signed: Ko Seok-hyun, Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos, Austin Bashi, Yuneisy Duben & Quillan Salkilld
DWCS Season 8 Week 5
Date: September 10, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yousri Belgaroui vs Taiga Iwasaki | Light Heavyweight | Taiga Iwasaki won via TKO at 2:34 of round 3 |
| 2 | Otar Tanzilov vs Josias Musasa | Bantamweight | Josias Musasa won via split decision |
| 3 | Corrine Laframboise vs Nicolle Caliari | Women’s Flyweight | Nicolle Caliari won via submission at 4:45 of round 1 |
| 4 | Navajo Stirling vs Phillip Latu | Light Heavyweight | Navajo Stirling won via KO at 2:21 of round 2 |
Fighters Signed: Navajo Stirling, Josias Musasa & Nicolle Caliari
DWCS Season 8 Week 6
Date: September 17, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Bannett vs Joey Hart | Welterweight | Benjamin Bannett won via split decision |
| 2 | Aaron Tauvs Elijah Smith | Bantamweight | Elijah Smith won via unanimous decision |
| 3 | Yura Naito vs Ateba Abega Gautier | Middleweight | Ateba Abega Gautier won via TKO at 4:00 of round 2 |
| 4 | Talisson Teixeira vs Arthur Guilherme Lopes | Heavyweight | Talisson Teixeira won via TKO at 1:57 of round 1 |
| 5 | Ahmad Hassanzada vs Dylan Mantello | Lightweight | Ahmad Hassanzada won via submission at 2:41 of round 3 |
Fighters Signed: Elijah Smith, Tallison Teixeira, Ateba Gautier & Ahmad Hassanzada
DWCS Season 8 Week 7
Date: September 24, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danylo Voievodkin vs Bailey Schoenfelder | Heavyweight Bout | Danylo Voievodkin won via submission at 1:13 of round 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Frunza vs Vadym Kutsyi | Welterweight Bout | Daniel Frunza won via TKO at 3:30 of round 2 |
| 3 | Kevin Christian vs Francesco Mazzeo | Light Heavyweight | Kevin Christian won via submission at 4:17 of round 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Vallejos vs Cam Teague | Featherweight | Kevin Vallejos won via TKO at 2:23 of round 1 |
| 5 | Alexia Thainara vs Rose Conceição | Women’s Strawweight | Alexia Thainara won via unanimous decision |
Fighters Signed: Alexia Thainara, Kevin Vallejos, Kevin Christian, Daniel Frunza & Danylo Voievodkin
DWCS Season 8 Week 8
Date: October 1, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdellah Er-Ramy vs Torrez Finney | Light Heavyweight | Torrez Finney won via TKO at 4:10 of round 1 |
| 2 | Christien Savoie vs Jacobe Smith | Welterweight | Jacobe Smith won via TKO at 2:55 of round 2 |
| 3 | David Martinez vs Xavier Franklin | Bantamweight | David Martinez won via Unanimous Decision |
| 4 | Diyar Nurgozhay vs Bartosz Szewczyk | Light Heavyweight | Diyar Nurgozhay won via KO at 3:32 of round 2 |
| 5 | Carlos Calderon vs Alberto Montes | Featherweight | Alberto Montes won via Submission at 2:38 of round 2 |
Fighters Signed: Jacobe Smith, Torrez Finney, David Martinez, Alberto Montes & Diyar Nurgozhay
DWCS Season 8 Week 9
Date: October 8, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Drilich vs Sean Gauci | Flyweight | Sean Gauci won via unanimous decision |
| 2 | Artem Vakhitov vs Islem Masraf | Light Heavyweight | Artem Vakhitov won via TKO at 4:23 of round 1 |
| 3 | Kody Steele vs Chasen Blair | Light Heavyweight | Kody Steele won via TKO at 4:07 |
| 4 | Lucas Camacho vs Mario Pinto | Heavyweight | Mario Pinto won via KO at 1:43 of round 1 |
| 5 | Islam Dulatov vs Vanilto Antunes | Welterweight | Islam Dulatov won via KO at 2:44 of round 1 |
DWCS Season 8 Week 10
Date: October 15, 2024
Start Time: 8 p.m. EST
| No. | Bouts | Weight Classes | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Klein vs Heraldo Souza | Middleweight | Nick Klein won via Submission at 0:37 of round 1 |
| 2 | Nick Piccininni vs Luis Gurule | Flyweight | Nick Piccininni won via split decision |
| 3 | Yadier DelValle vs Antônio Monteiro | Featherweight | Yadier DelValle won via unanimous decision |
| 4 | Leslie Hernandez vs Julieta Martinez | Women’s Strawweight | Julieta Martinez won via split decision |
| 5 | Mohamed Ado vs Jonathan Micallef | Middleweight | Jonathan Micallef won via submiision at 3:01 of round 1 |