Dana White's Contender Series - Season 1

First aired: 7/11/2017 8 episodes

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Episodes

1. Week 1

Aired: 7/11/2017

July 11 sees the highly anticipated debut of the exclusive, weekly Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series

2. Week 2

Aired: 7/18/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the second week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS.

3. Week 3

Aired: 7/25/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the third week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS.

4. Week 4

Aired: 8/1/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the fourth week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS. Among the fighters competing on the upcoming card is highly touted middleweight Phillip Hawes, who has been considered one of the top up and coming talents in the sport after working alongside Jon Jones for several years at Jackson Wink MMA in New Mexico. Hawes will compete in the featured bout this week as he takes on Julian Marquez — a 27-year-old veteran who has earned stoppages by knockout in all five of his professional wins.

5. Week 5

Aired: 8/8/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the fifth week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS. Week 5 of the Contender Series will see 10 more prospects get the spotlight, headlined by a main event throwdown between two hard-hitting light heavyweights, as Mike Rodriguez takes on Jamelle Jones in a matchup that promises explosive action from start to finish.

6. Week 6

Aired: 8/15/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the sixth week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS. Week 6 of the Contender Series will see 10 more prospects get the spotlight. The main event this week are middleweights Charles Byrd and Randall Wallace. If Byrd sounds familiar to you, that’s because he fought in the first Contender Series card, winning by arm-triangle choke. Dana White didn’t sign him to a UFC contract, but did opt to bring him back to Contender Series to prove himself once more.

7. Week 7

Aired: 8/22/2017

This week, 10 more fighters will look to impress the boss and the UFC matchmakers to hopefully earn their spot in the promotion, as several top prospects face off in bouts from light heavyweight down to flyweight. In the featured bout, former Ultimate Fighter season 19 competitor Anton Berzin returns to his old stomping grounds in the TUF gym as he takes on undefeated prospect Kennedy Nzechukwu. Joby Sanchez will also make his return after picking up a win in the opening week of the Contender Series as he takes on fellow flyweight JP Buys.

8. Week 8

Aired: 8/29/2017

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series returns for the eighth week of action on UFC FIGHT PASS.