| Dana White's Contender Series |
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| Original network | ESPN+ |
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| Original release | August 31 (2021-08-31) – November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02) |
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Season 5 of Dana White's Contender Series commenced in August 2021 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[1][2][3]
Week 1 - August 31
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight | Azamat Murzakanov | def. | Matheus Scheffel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Joanderson Brito | def. | Diego Lopes | Technical Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 0:10 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Victor Altamirano | def. | Carlos Candelario | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | AJ Fletcher | def. | Leonardo Damiani | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 2:24 | |
- ^ Brito was deducted one point in round 3 due to an eye poke which rendered Lopes unable to continue.
[4]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
- Azamat Murzakanov, Joanderson Brito, Victor Altamirano, Carlos Candelario, and AJ Fletcher
Week 2 - September 7
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight | Josh Quinlan | vs. | Logan Urban | No Contest | 1 | 0:47 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Chidi Njokuani | def. | Mario Sousa | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Saimon Oliveira | def. | José Alday | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | C.J. Vergara | def. | Bruno Korea | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Bantamweight | Chad Anheliger | def. | Muin Gafurov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Original a KO (punches) win for Quinlan; overturned following Quinlan failing a drug test.[6]
[7]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
Week 3 - September 14
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Nasrudin Nasrudinov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:49 | |
| Bantamweight | Mo Miller | def. | Brandon Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Albert Duraev | def. | Caio Bittencourt | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 3:29 | |
| Heavyweight | Łukasz Brzeski | vs. | Dylan Potter | NC (overturned by NAC)[9] | 3 | 3:51 | |
| Welterweight | Jack Della Maddalena | def. | Ange Loosa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Jasmine Jasudavicius | def. | Julia Polastri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
[10]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
Week 4 - September 21
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Catchweight (189 lbs) | AJ Dobson | def. | Hashem Arkhagha | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:21 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Michael Morales | def. | Nikolay Veretennikov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Steven Nguyen | def. | Theo Rlayang | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Kleydson Rodrigues | def. | Santo Curatolo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Victor Martinez | def. | Jacob Rosales | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Originally a middleweight bout; Arkhagha missed weight.
[12]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
Week 5 - September 28
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight | Ihor Potieria | def. | Łukasz Sudolski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:41 | |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Aaron Jeffery | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Daniel Zellhuber | def. | Lucas Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Rizvan Kuniev | def. | Edivan Santos | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:00 | |
[14]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[15]
- Ihor Potieria and Daniel Zellhuber
Week 6 - October 5
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight | Mike Malott | def. | Shimon Smotritsky | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Flyweight | Carlos Hernandez | def. | Daniel Barez | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139 lbs) | Fernie Garcia | def. | Joshua Weems | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:10 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Joseph Holmes | def. | Shonte Barnes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:46 | |
| Lightweight | Genaro Valdéz | def. | Patrik White | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:44 | |
- ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Weems missed weight.
[16]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[17]
- Mike Malott, Carlos Hernandez, Fernie Garcia, and Genaro Valdéz
Week 7 - October 12
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Catchweight (137.25 lbs) | Christian Rodriguez | def. | Reyes Cortez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | def. | Lorenzo Hood | TKO (knee) | 1 | 4:56 | |
| Catchweight (127 lbs) | Jake Hadley | def. | Mitch Raposo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Viacheslav Borshchev | def. | Chris Duncan | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:28 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Maria Silva | def. | Kathryn Paprocki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Rodriguez missed weight.
- ^ Originally a flyweight bout; Hadley missed weight.
[18]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[19]
- Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Viacheslav Borshchev
Week 8 - October 19
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight | Jonny Parsons | def. | Solomon Renfro | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Piera Rodríguez | def. | Valesca Machado | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Jesse Murray | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Armen Petrosyan | def. | Kaloyan Kolev | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:27 | |
| Bantamweight | Pedro Falcão | def. | James Barnes | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:55 | |
[20]
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[21]
Week 9 - October 26
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | def. | Jansey Silva | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 4:19 | |
| Bantamweight | Cristian Quiñonez | def. | Xiao Long | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139 lbs) | Javid Basharat | def. | Oron Kahlon | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:12 | [a] |
| Women's Flyweight | Karine Silva | def. | Qihui Yan | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:44 | |
| Lightweight | Manuel Torres | def. | Kolton Englund | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Featherweight | Olivier Murad | def. | Xie Bin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Kahlon missed weight.
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[23]
- Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Cristian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat, Karine Silva, and Manuel Torres
Week 10 - November 2
| Main Card |
| Weight class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight | Hayisaer Maheshate | def. | Achilles Estremadura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Yohan Lainesse | def. | Justin Burlinson | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:37 | |
| Flyweight | Erisson Ferreira da Silva | def. | Lun Qiu | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jonas Bilharinho | def. | Canaan Kawaihae | TKO (spinning wheel kick) | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Flyweight | Juan Puerta | def. | Zhifa Shang | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[25]
- Hayisaer Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse
References
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series takes on international theme, 10 fights added to upcoming season". MMA Junkie. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "6-Foot-7 Brazilian Edivan Santos to Fight on Dana White's Contender Series Sept. 28". Sherdog. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Jungle Fight Champ Lucas Almeida Meets Daniel Zellhuber at Contender Series on Sept. 28". Sherdog. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 1". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 37 results: Five contracts awarded, including one fighter who suffered a loss". MMA Junkie. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "NAC overturns DWCS winner Josh Quinlan's UFC contract-earning victory after positive drug test". MMA Junkie. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 2". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 38 results: 5 more fighters score UFC deals". MMA Junkie. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "NAC suspends two Dana White's Contender Series fighters for using banned substances". December 13, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 3". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Morgan, John (September 15, 2021). "Dana White's Contender Series 39 results: Five more fighters secure UFC deals". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 4". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 40 results: Four more fighters score UFC deals". MMA Junkie. September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 5". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 41 results: Two fighters earn contracts". MMA Junkie. September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 6". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 42 results: Four fighters signed to UFC, one heads to 'Lookin' for a Fight'". MMA Junkie. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 7". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dana White's Contender Series 43 results: Three more secure UFC deals, including one who missed weight". MMA Junkie. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 8". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Staff (October 19, 2021). "Dana White's Contender Series Season 5, Week 8 Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 9". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Staff (October 26, 2021). "Dana White's Contender Series Season 5, Week 9 Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 10". Sherdog. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Staff (November 2, 2021). "Dana White's Contender Series Season 5, Week 10 Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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