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Dana White's Contender Series
Season 9
Release
Original networkESPN+
Original releaseAugust 12 (2025-08-12) –
October 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 8

Season 9 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August 2025 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's over-the-top subscription package.[1]

Week 1 – August 12

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateAugust 12, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Ilian Bouafia vs. Neemias Santana
Welterweight Ty Miller vs. Jimmy Drago
Middleweight Damian Pinas vs. Murtaza Talha
Featherweight Radley da Silva vs. George Mangos
Middleweight Christopher Ewert vs. Yuri Panferov

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Week 2 – August 19

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateAugust 19, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Manuel Exposito vs. José Mauro Delano
Middleweight Jonathan Kunneman vs. Cameron Rowston
Bantamweight Louis Lee Scott vs. Kaushik Saikumar
Heavyweight Josh Hokit vs. Guilherme Uriel
Featherweight Tommy Cuozzi vs. Ramiro Jimenez

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Week 3 – August 26

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateAugust 26, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Vitor Ferreira Costa vs. Ryan Gandra
Featherweight Márcio Barbosa vs. Damon Wilson
Light Heavyweight Alik Lorenz vs. Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
Lightweight Cristian Pérez vs. Manoel Sousa
Heavyweight Brando Peričić vs. Elisha Ellison

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Week 4 – September 2

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateSeptember 2, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Jack Congdon vs. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani
Middleweight Cezary Oleksiejczuk vs. Theo Haig
Lightweight Samuel Silva vs. Mandel Nallo
Flyweight Frank da Silva Castro vs. An Tuan Ho
Featherweight David Mgoyan vs. Tommy McMillen

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Week 5 – September 9

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateSeptember 9, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Guilherme Pat vs. Anthony Guarascio
Women's Flyweight Shanelle Dyer vs. Caroline Foro
Featherweight Lerryan Douglas vs. Cameron Teague
Lightweight Chasen Blair vs. Samuel Sanches
Light Heavyweight Ivan Gnizditskiy vs. Felipe Franco

[6]

Week 6 – September 16

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateSeptember 16, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Hecher Sosa vs. Mackson Lee
Middleweight Hwang In-su vs. Paddy McCorry
Light Heavyweight Iwo Baraniewski vs. Mahamed Aly
Bantamweight Cody Chovancek vs. TBA

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Week 7 – September 23

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateSeptember 17, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Icaro Brito vs. Javier Reyes
Light Heavyweight Rafael Tobias vs. Jair Castro Vianna
Women's Flyweight Jeisla Santos Chaves vs. Sofia Montenegro

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Week 8 – September 30

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateSeptember 30, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Luis Felipe Dias vs. Jonathan Figueroa

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Week 9 – October 7

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PromotionDana White's Contender Series
DateOctober 7, 2025
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Fight card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Jimmie Pace Jr. vs. Juan Andres Cabrera

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References

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  1. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2025-06-29). "Dana White's Contender Series Season 9: First five events scheduled". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  2. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 1". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 3". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  5. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 4". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 5". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  7. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 6". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  8. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 7". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  9. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 8". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  10. ^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 9". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
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