Dana White's Contender Series season 8

UFC mixed martial arts event in 2024

Season of television series

Dana White's Contender Series
Season 8
Release
Original network	ESPN+
Original release	August 13 (2024-August-13) – October 10, 2024 (2024-October-10)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 7

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

Dana White's Contender Series 67
Information
Promotion	DWCS
Date	August 13, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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

Dana White's Contender Series 68
Information
Promotion	DWCS
Date	August 20, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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

Dana White's Contender Series 69
Information
Promotion	DWCS
Date	August 27, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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

Dana White's Contender Series 70
Information
Promotion	DWCS
Date	September 3, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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.^[14]

Dana White's Contender Series 71
Information
Promotion	DWCS
Date	September 10, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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