Season 5 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 ...
will commence in August 2021 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.
Week 1 - August 31
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Azamat Murzakanov
Azamat Murzakanov (born April 12, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 19, 2023, he is #13 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.
Backgroun ...
, Joanderson Brito, Victor Altamirano, Carlos Candelario, and AJ Fletcher
Week 2 - September 7
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*Josh Quinlan,
Chidi Njokuani
Chidi Godson Njokuani (born December 31, 1988) is an American former Muay Thai kickboxer and current professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professio ...
, Saimon Oliveira,
C.J. Vergara, and Chad Anheliger
Week 3 - September 14
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Jailton Almeida, Albert Duraev, Łukasz Brzeski,
Jack Della Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena (born September 10, 1996) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of February 14, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
Backgroun ...
, and Jasmine Jasudavicius
Week 4 - September 21
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez
Week 5 - September 28
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*Igor Poterya and Daniel Zellhuber
Week 6 - October 5
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Mike Malott, Carlos Hernandez, Fernie Garcia, and Genaro Valdéz
Week 7 - October 12
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Vyacheslav Borshchev
Week 8 - October 19
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
*Jonny Parsons, Piera Rodríguez, Caio Borralho, and Armen Petrosyan
Week 9 - October 26
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
* Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Cristian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat,
Karine Silva
Karine Silva de Almeida (born December 2, 1993) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 7, 2023, she is #13 in the UFC women's flyweight rankin ...
, and Manuel Torres
Week 10 - November 2
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
* Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse
References
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Ultimate Fighting Championship television series