Dana White's Contender Series
Dana White's Contender Series formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass. As with the earlier web series Looking for a Fight, the goal of the series is for White to scout talent for the UFC. Similar to The Ultimate Fighter none of the fighters involved will have existing UFC contracts. Licensed separately from the UFC with Dana White applying for a promoter's licence, it was stated ahead of the license being approved that “this is not the UFC, this is not the UFC brand, but instead a promotion that will allow up and coming fighters the chance to showcase their talents in hopes that one day they may compete in the UFC."
The inaugural event took take place on July 11, 2017. All events have been held at the UFC's home base of Las Vegas.
United States
Season One
The inaugural 2017 season included a total of 8 weekly shows. Viewers had a choice of a traditional commentary team, or alternate commentary provided by rapper Snoop Dogg and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber. Commentators included active fighter Paul Felder who would go on to commentate on UFC events.Week 1 - July 11
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Kurt Holobaugh and Boston Salmon
- Zu Anyanwu while not being offered a contract on the show was brought in as a short-notice replacement for Justin Ledet at.
Week 2 - July 18
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Sean O'Malley
Week 3 - July 25
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Karl Roberson and Geoffrey Neal
- Dan Ige while not being offered a contract on the show was brought in to face Charles Rosa, who was later replaced by Julio Arce at UFC 220.
Week 4 - August 1
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Julian Marquez and Brandon Davis
- Kyler Phillips while not being offered a contract on the show was brought in to compete on.
Week 5 - August 8
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Mike Rodríguez and Alex Perez
- Julio Arce while not being offered a contract on the show was brought in as a short-notice replacement for Dan Ige at UFC 220.
Week 6 - August 15
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Charles Byrd and Grant Dawson
Week 7 - August 22
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Benito Lopez and Joby Sanchez
- Mike Santiago was not awarded a contract on the show but one week later was signed to the UFC as a short notice replacement for Nick Hein at UFC Fight Night 115
Week 8 - August 29
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Matt Frevola, Lauren Mueller and Allen Crowder
- Bevon Lewis was signed to a development league contract
Season Two
Week 1 - June 12
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Alonzo Menifield and Greg Hardy
- Kevin Holland while not being offered a contract on the show was brought in to face Thiago Santos at UFC 227
Week 2 - June 19
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Matt Sayles, Anthony Hernandez, Ryan Spann and Dwight Grant
Week 3 - June 26
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Antonina Shevchenko and Te'Jovan Edwards
- Josh Parisian while not being offered a contract on the show will be brought in to compete.
Week 4 - July 10
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinosa
Week 5 - July 17
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Maycee Barber, Domingo Pilarte and Edmen Shahbazyan
Week 6 - July 24
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Jimmy Crute, Sodiq Yusuff and Jeff Hughes
- Chase Hooper was signed to a development league contract
Week 7 - July 31
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Roosevelt Roberts, Ian Heinisch, Jordan Griffin and Juan Adams
Week 8 - August 7
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Devonte Smith, Kennedy Nzechukwu and Bobby Moffett
Season Three
Week 1 - June 18
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Punahele Soriano and Yorgan De Castro
Week 2 - June 25
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Miles Johns and Miguel Baeza
Week 3 - July 9
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Joseph Solecki, Antonio Trocoli, Hunter Azure, Maki Pitolo and Jonathan Pearce
Week 4 - July 16
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Antonio Arroyo, Ode Osbourne, Don'Tale Mayes and Brendan Allen
Week 5 - July 23
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Sean Woodson, Jamahal Hill and Billy Quarantillo
Week 6 - July 30
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Aleksa Camur, Aalon Cruz, Tracy Cortez and Rodrigo Nascimento
Week 7 - August 6
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Omar Morales, Herbert Burns and André Muniz
Week 8 - August 13
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Brok Weaver, Sarah Alpar and Tony Gravely
- William Knight was signed to a development league contract
Week 9 - August 20
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Philip Rowe
Week 10 - August 27
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Duško Todorović, Peter Barrett and T.J. Brown
Season Four
Week 1 - August 4
Week 2 - August 11
Week 3 - August 18
Week 4 - August 25
Week 5 - September 1
Week 6 - September 8
Week 7 - September 15
Week 8 - September 22
Week 9 - September 29
Week 10 - October 6
Brazil
In 2018 "Contender Series Brasil" debuted. Unlike the U.S. version this was not shown live and instead was recorded over two days, August 10 and 11, 2018. The fifteen fights are then broadcast over three episodes on Combate, Globo and SporTV from August 24.Week 1 - August 24
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Rogério Bontorin, Mayra Bueno, Sarah Frota and Augusto Sakai
Week 2 - August 31
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Taila Santos, Johnny Walker and Marina Rodriguez
Week 3 - September 7
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:- Raulian Paiva, Vinicius Moreira, Luana Carolina Souza and Thiago Moisés