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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2024
Season of television series
Dana White's Contender Series Original network ESPN+ Original release August 13 (2024-August-13 ) – October 10, 2024 (2024-October-10 )
Season 8 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August 2024 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+ , ESPN 's over-the-top subscription package.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Week 1 – August 13
Background
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)
3
5:00
[ a]
Light Heavyweight
Bruno Lopes
def.
Mikheil Sazhiniani
TKO (punches)
2
4:14
Featherweight
Jose Degaldo
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.
[ 5]
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
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
Andreas Berg 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)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Torrez Finney
def.
Cam Rowston
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Cody Haddon
def.
Billy Brand
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
3:09
[ 7]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 8]
Andreas Berg Gustafsson , Rizvan Kuniev , Cortavious Romious , and Cody Haddon
Week 3 – August 27
Background
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Andrey Pulyaev
def.
Liam Anderson
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Bogdan Grad
def.
Michael Aswell
Decision (split)
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)
3
5:00
[ 9]
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
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)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos
def.
Will Currie
Decision (unanimous)
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)
3
5:00
[ 12]
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 will fight Chasen Blair on Week 9 of DWCS.[ 14]
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)
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.
[ 15]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: [ 16]
Navajo Stirling , Josias Musasa , and Nicolle Caliari
Week 6 – September 17
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight
Elijah Smith
def.
Aaron Tau
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
Talisson Teixeira
def.
Arthur Lopes
TKO (punches)
1
1:57
Welterweight
Benjamin Bennett
def.
Joey Hart
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Ateba Abega Gautier
def.
Yura Naito
TKO (punches)
2
4:00
Lightweight
Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada
def.
Dylan Mantello
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
3
2:41
[ 17]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 18]
Elijah Smith, Talison Teixeira, Ateba Abega Gautier and Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada
Week 7 – September 24
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)
3
5:00
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 8 – October 1
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Abdellah Er-Ramy
vs.
Torrez Finney
Welterweight
Christien Savoie
vs.
Jacobe Smith
Bantamweight
David Martinez
vs.
Xavier Franklin
Light Heavyweight
Diyar Nurgozhay
vs.
Bartosz Szewczyk
Featherweight
Robbie Ring
vs.
Alberto Montes
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 9 – October 8
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Flyweight
Anthony Drilich
vs.
Sean Gauci
Light Heavyweight
Artem Vakhitov
vs.
Islem Masraf
Heavyweight
Mário Pinto
vs.
Lucas Camacho
Welterweight
Vanilto Antunes
vs.
Islam Dulatov
Lightweight
Kody Steele
vs.
Chasen Blair
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 10 – October 15
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Women's Strawweight
Leslie Hernandez
vs.
Julieta Martinez
Middleweight
Alain Van De Merckt
vs.
Heraldo Souza
Flyweight
Nick Piccininni
vs.
Jack Duffy
Welterweight
Mohamed Ado
vs.
Jonathan Micallef
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
References
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^ "Dana White's Contender Series Season 8: Week 1 date, time, tickets, stream" . FIGHTMAG . 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10 .
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^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 2" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ Staff (2024-08-20). "Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 2 Results" . cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 3" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ Mike Bohn (2024-08-27). "Dana White's Contender Series 69 results: Four contracts issued, plus a rare immediate rematch" . MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27 .
^ Tapology Staff (2024-08-29). "Austin Bashi vs. Tommy McMillen" . tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 4" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ "Dana White's Contender Series 70 results: Five new UFC contracts, including massive KO upset for Yuneisy Duben" . MMA Junkie . 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ Meshew, Jed (2024-09-10). "Quemuel Ottoni withdraws from DWCS minutes before fight, Dana White reacts" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2024-09-10 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 5" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-11 .
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^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 6" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-19 .
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