In June 2020 it was confirmed that season 4 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 August 2020 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package. In April 2020, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on August 4, 2020 and ending on September 1, 2020.

Week 1 - August 4

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *

Dustin Jacoby Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed also for Bellator, World S ...

Uroš Medić Uroš Medić (born April 25, 1993) is a Serbian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in the Novi Sad suburb of Budisava, he started Judo at four years old. ...

, and

Jordan Leavitt Jordan Leavitt (; born June 2, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Leavitt’s MMA journey began in high school as part of the wrestling team. Initia ...

Week 2 - August 11

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *

Dustin Stoltzfus Dustin Stoltzfus (born November 15, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Stoltzfus grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch community outside of Ronks, Penn ...

Adrian Yanez Adrian Yanez (born November 29, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 6, 2022, he is #13 in the UFC bantamweight rankings. Background His father ...

Cory McKenna Cory McKenna (born 11 July 1999) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competes as a strawweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also competed for Cage Warriors. Early life and background Born in Wales, McKenna spen ...

, T.J. Laramie, and

Impa Kasanganay Impa Armond Kasanganay (born January 17, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of Ultimat ...

Week 3 - August 18

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *Louis Cosce,

Cheyanne Buys Cheyanne Nicolae Vlismas (born June 25, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Vlismas began training in karate when she was three years old and then ...

, Orion Cosce, and

Josh Parisian Joshua Wayne Parisian (born June 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC. Background Parisian grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, before moving from Martinsburg, West Virginia before the secon ...

Week 4 - August 25

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *

Jamie Pickett Jamie Russell Pickett (born August 29, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Pickett lived with his grandparents growing up in Chinquapin, North Caro ...

, Rafael Alves,

Jeff Molina Jeffrey Molina (born July 17, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 17, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC flyweight rankings. Background Molina was ...

, and Collin Huckbody

Week 5 - September 1

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *Jimmy Flick, Ronnie Lawrence, and William Knight

Week 6 - September 8

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *

Phil Hawes Phillip Nicholas Fitzgerald Hawes (born January 8, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hawes started out as a standout wrestler, winning a national ...

, Drako Rodriguez,

Tafon Nchukwi Tafon Nchukwi (born 14 October 1994) is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Bamenda, Cameroon, Nchukwi's family moved to the United States in 2005 ...

, and Aliaskhab Khizriev

Week 7 - September 15

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: * Jordan Williams, Collin Anglin, and Danyelle Wolf

Week 8 - November 4

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: * Carlos Ulberg,

Ignacio Bahamondes Ignacio Antonio Bahamondes (born August 27, 1997) is a Chilean mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the former Lux Lightweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Santiago ...

Luis Saldaña Luis Saldaña (born January 27, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Having his first boxing match at eight years old, he was introduced to the spor ...

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Jared Vanderaa Jared Vanderaa (born May 12, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Vanderaa was born in Washington but moved around a lot with his mother in pursuit o ...

Week 9 - November 10

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *Natan Levy, Nikolas Motta, and Luana Pinheiro

Week 10 - November 17

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: *JP Buys,

Gloria de Paula Gloria Leite de Paula (born June 10, 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the strawweight division. A professional since 2017, she most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Daughter ...

, Tucker Lutz, and

Victoria Leonardo Victoria Leonardo Mason (born February 16, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in the Pomona section of Galloway Township, New Jersey, Leonard ...

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