In May 2018 it was confirmed that season 3 of
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 (It has since been move ...
would commence in June 2019 and in the US would be exclusive to
ESPN+
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, ESPN's new
over-the-top
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subscription package. In April 2019, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on June 18, 2019 and ending on August 20, 2019. The promotion's name also got shortened from ''Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series'' to ''Dana White's Contender Series''.
Week 1 - June 18
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Punahele Soriano
Punahele Michael Soriano (born November 22, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
As a senior at Kahuku High School in Laie, Hawaii, on the North Sho ...
and
Yorgan De Castro
Yorgan De Castro (born December 19, 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is most notable for fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...
Week 2 - June 25
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*
Miles Johns
Miles Xavier Johns (born March 30, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has also formerly competed for Legacy Fighting ...
and
Miguel Baeza
Miguel Baeza (born August 23, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Baeza was born in Davie, Florida to a Puerto Rican family. Baeza ...
Week 3 - July 9
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*
Joe Solecki
Joseph Anthony Solecki (born August 27, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Solecki currently competes in the Lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Solecki began training Brazilian Ji ...
, Antonio Trocoli
Hunter Azure
Hunter Dean Azure (born March 2, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Azure was born on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in P ...
,
Maki Pitolo
Maki Ikaika Maleko Pitolo (born November 24, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pitolo has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and B ...
, and
Jonathan Pearce
Week 4 - July 16
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Antônio Arroyo
João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo (born 1 July 1989) is a Brazilian male mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
After graduating with a business ...
,
Ode' Osbourne
Ode’ Omaani Osbourne (born January 9, 1992) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, Osbourne lived primarily with his grandmoth ...
,
Don'Tale Mayes
Don'Tale O'Neil Mayes (born January 16, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Born and raised in Kentucky, Mayes begun tr ...
, and
Brendan Allen
Brendan Allen (born December 28, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Alliance w ...
Week 5 - July 23
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Sean Woodson
Sean Woodson (born June 7, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Growing up in North County, Sean Woodson’s dad was the driving in ...
,
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill (born May 19, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of December 6, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC light heavyweight ...
, and
Billy Quarantillo
Billy Quarantillo (born December 8, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion.
Mixed martial arts ...
Week 6 - July 30
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Aleksa Camur, Aalon Cruz,
Tracy Cortez
Tracy Cortez (born December 10, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 7, 2023, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.
Background
Of Mexi ...
, and
Rodrigo Nascimento
Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira (born November 26, 1992) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Born in Belo Horizonte, Nascimento met his mentor, Everton Rabel ...
Week 7 - August 6
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Omar Morales,
Herbert Burns
Herbert Burns (born February 2, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of fellow UFC fighter, Gilbert Burns.
Background
Burns w ...
, and
André Muniz
André Muniz de Aguiar (born February 17, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 6, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Backgroun ...
Week 8 - August 13
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Brok Weaver
Brok Mitchell Weaver (born December 5, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of PFL. A professional since 2013, he has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
...
, Sarah Alpar, and
Tony Gravely
Tony Gravely (born September 28, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Gravely's father was a Tae Kwon Do instructor for over 25 years, so he started ...
*
William Knight was signed to a development league contract
Week 9 - August 20
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Philip Rowe
Philip Rowe (born July 18, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Rowe went to Daytona State College, eventually becoming a Well Logging Engineer befo ...
Week 10 - August 27
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Duško Todorović
Duško Todorović (born May 19, 1994) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Todorović started training taekwondo around the age of eight, continuing u ...
, Peter Barrett, and
T.J. Brown
Trenton Joseph "T.J." Brown (born May 22, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career Early career
Brown made his MMA debut in 2013 at Cage Com ...
References
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