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.
Week 1 – August 13 Background
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone'er Kavanagh
Week 2 – August 20
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Andreas Gustafsson Berg, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, and Cody Haddon
Week 3 – August 27 Background
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: 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.
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: 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 was paid his show and win money and was rebooked to fight Chasen Blair on Week 9 of DWCS.
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Navajo Stirling, Josias Musasa, and Nicolle Caliari
Week 6 – September 17
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Elijah Smith, Tallison Teixeira, Ateba Gautier and Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada
Week 7 – September 24
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Alexia Thainara, Kevin Vallejos, Kevin Christian, Daniel Frunza and Danylo Voievodkin
Week 8 – October 1 Background A featherweight bout between Alberto Mondes and Robbie Ring was set for the card. However, Ring withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Carlos Calderon.
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Jacobe Smith, Torrez Finney, David Martínez, Alberto Montes, and Diyar Nurgozhay
Week 9 – October 8
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Artem Vakhitov, Kody Steele, Mario Pinto, and Islam Dulatov
Week 10 – October 15
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Jonathan Micallef, Yadier del Valle, Luis Gurule, and Nick Klein
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