Dana White's Contender Series Season 6

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Dana White's Contender Series Season 6
Genre Sports
Created by Dana White
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network ESPN+
Original release July 26 (2022-July-26) –
September 27, 2022 (2022-September-27)
Chronology
Preceded by Dana White's Contender Series Season 5
Followed by Dana White's Contender Series Season 7
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Season 6 of Dana White's Contender Series will commence in July 2022 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Week 1 – July 26

Dana White's Contender Series 47
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date July 26, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Joseph Pyfer def. Ozzy Diaz TKO (punches) 2 1:39
Light Heavyweight Anton Turkalj def. Acácio dos Santos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Dennis Buzukja def. Kaleio Romero Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Alessandro Costa def. Andres Luna Martinetti Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00

Background

A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Willian Souza was booked as the fifth fight on this card. However, Souza missed weight by ten pounds and the Nevada Athletic Commission cancelled the bout.[6]

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[7]

  • Joseph Pyfer

Week 2 – August 2

Dana White's Contender Series 48
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date August 2, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Chris Duncan def. Charlie Campbell KO (punches) 1 1:43
Flyweight Vinicius Salvador def. Shannon Ross TKO (punches) 2 4:22
Featherweight Francis Marshall def. Connor Matthews Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Danilo Suzart TKO (punches) 1 3:40
Welterweight Billy Goff def. Shimon Smotritsky TKO (punches) 1 3:37

Background

It was announced on May 16, 2022 that Season 5 week 6 contender Shimon Smotritsky would be granted a second chance to win a UFC contract, having defeated former UFC fighter William Macário in his first bout following the Contender Series loss. The fight was against CES MMA's current Middleweight & Welterweight champion Billy Goff.[8]

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[9]

  • Chris Duncan, Vinicius Salvador, Francis Marshall, Waldo Cortes-Acosta, and Billy Goff

Week 3 – August 9

Dana White's Contender Series 49
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date August 9, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Bo Nickal def. Zachary Borrego Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:02
Heavyweight Jamal Pogues def. Paulo Renato Jr. Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Erik Silva def. Anvar Boynazarov TKO (elbows and punches) 1 1:32
Flyweight Clayton Carpenter def. Edgar Cháirez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Karolina Wójcik def. Sandra Lavado Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[10]

  • Jamal Pogues, Erik Silva, and Clayton Carpenter

Week 4 – August 16

Dana White's Contender Series 50
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date August 16, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Esteban Ribovics vs. Thomas Paull
Middleweight Claudio Ribeiro vs. Iván Valenzuela
Women's Bantamweight Hailey Cowan vs. Cláudia Leite
Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov vs. Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada
Bantamweight Jose Johnson vs. Jack Cartwight


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 5 – August 23

Dana White's Contender Series 51
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date August 23, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Eduardo Neves vs. Michael Parkin
Welterweight Amiran Gogoladze vs. Darrius Flowers
Flyweight Erisson Ferreira vs. Jesus Santos Aguilar
Bantamweight Cameron Saaiman vs. Josh Wang-Kim
Women's Strawweight Rayanne Amanda vs. Denise Gomes


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 6 – August 30

Dana White's Contender Series 52
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date August 30, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Viktoriya Dudakova vs. Maria Silva
Middleweight Matěj Peňáz vs. Sedriques Dumas
Featherweight Alex Morgan vs. Blake Bilder


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 7 – September 6

Dana White's Contender Series 53
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date September 6, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Rodolfo Bellato vs. Vitor Petrino
Women's Flyweight Tereza Bledá vs. Nayara Maia
Heavyweight Jimmy Lawson vs. TBA


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 8 – September 13

Dana White's Contender Series 54
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date September 13, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Ikram Aliskerov vs. Mário Sousa
Women's Strawweight Bruna Brasil vs. TBA


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 9 – September 20

Dana White's Contender Series 55
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date September 20, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Leon Aliu vs. Brunno Ferreira
Flyweight Roybert Echeverria vs. Jafel Filho
Heavyweight Austen Lane vs. Richard Jacobi


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

Week 10 – September 27

Dana White's Contender Series 56
Information
Promotion DWCS
Date September 27, 2022
Venue UFC Apex Centre
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight João Elias vs. Rafael Ramos


Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

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