In June 2020 it was confirmed that season 4 of Dana White's Contender Series 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.[1]
| Dana White's Contender Series | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN+ |
| Original release | August 4 – November 17, 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
Week 1 - August 4
| Dana White's Contender Series 27 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 4, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Ty Flores | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Uroš Medić | def. | Mikey Gonzalez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Flyweight | Jerome Rivera | def. | Ronaldo Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jordan Leavitt | def. | Jose Flores | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:15 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[3]
Week 2 - August 11
| Dana White's Contender Series 28 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 11, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight[4] | Dustin Stoltzfus | def. | Joe Pyfer | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Bantamweight | Adrian Yañez | def. | Brady Huang | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Cory McKenna | def. | Vanessa Demopoulos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | T.J. Laramie | def. | Daniel Swain | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Impa Kasanganay | def. | Anthony Adams | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[6]
- Dustin Stoltzfus, Adrian Yañez, Cory McKenna, T.J. Laramie, and Impa Kasanganay
Week 3 - August 18
| Dana White's Contender Series 29 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 18, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight[4] | Louis Cosce | def. | Victor Reyna | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:12 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Cheyanne Buys | def. | Hilarie Rose | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Orion Cosce | def. | Matt Dixon | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Josh Parisian | def. | Chad Johnson | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Lightweight | Kenny Cross | def. | Kevin Syler | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
- Louis Cosce, Cheyanne Buys, Orion Cosce, and Josh Parisian
Week 4 - August 25
| Dana White's Contender Series 30 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | August 25, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Jamie Pickett | def. | Jhonoven Pati | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:33 | |
| Featherweight | Rafael Alves | def. | Alejandro Flores | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Flyweight[9] | Jeff Molina | def. | Jacob Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Romero | def. | Mike Breeden | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Collin Huckbody | def. | Kyron Bowen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 1:28 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
- Jamie Pickett, Rafael Alves, Jeff Molina, and Collin Huckbody
Week 5 - September 1
| Dana White's Contender Series 31 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 1, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Melsik Baghdasaryan | def. | Dennis Buzukja | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jimmy Flick | def. | Nate Smith | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:15 | |
| Bantamweight[12] | Ronnie Lawrence | def. | Jose Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight[4] | William Knight | def. | Cody Brundage | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 2:23 | |
| Lightweight[13] | Tucker Lutz | def. | Chase Gibson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[15]
- Jimmy Flick, Ronnie Lawrence, and William Knight
Week 6 - September 8
| Dana White's Contender Series 32 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 8, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight[4] | Phil Hawes | def. | Khadzimurat Bestaev | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| Light Heavyweight[4] | Tafon Nchukwi | def. | Al Matavao | KO (head kick) | 2 | 2:01 | |
| Bantamweight | Drako Rodriguez | def. | Mana Martinez | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Middleweight | Aliaskhab Khizriev | def. | Henrique Shiguemoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Lightweight[16] | Sherrard Blackledge | def. | Cameron Church | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[18]
- Phil Hawes, Drako Rodriguez, Tafon Nchukwi, and Aliaskhab Khizriev
Week 7 - September 15
| Dana White's Contender Series 33 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | September 15, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Jordan Williams | def. | Gregory Rodrigues | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| Featherweight | Collin Anglin | def. | Muhammadjon Naimov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Michael Lombardo | def. | Korey Kuppe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Danyelle Wolf | def. | Taneisha Tennant | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kyle Driscoll | def. | Dinis Paiva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[20]
- Jordan Williams, Collin Anglin, and Danyelle Wolf
Week 8 - November 4
| Dana White's Contender Series 34 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | November 4, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Carlos Ulberg | def. | Bruno Oliveira | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Welterweight | Ignacio Bahamondes | def. | Edson Gomez | KO (front kick) | 2 | 2:31 | |
| Featherweight | Luis Saldaña | def. | Vince Murdock | TKO (front kick and punches) | 3 | 0:44 | |
| Heavyweight | Jared Vanderaa | def. | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:34 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[22]
Week 9 - November 10
| Dana White's Contender Series 35 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | November 10, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Mário Sousa | def. | Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Natan Levy | def. | Shaheen Santana | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 0:55 | |
| Lightweight | Nikolas Motta | def. | Joseph Lowry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Luana Pinheiro | def. | Stephanie Frausto | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Bantamweight | Danny Sabatello | def. | Taylor Moore | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[24]
- Natan Levy, Nikolas Motta, and Luana Pinheiro
Week 10 - November 17
| Dana White's Contender Series 36 | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | DWCS |
| Date | November 17, 2020 |
| Venue | UFC Apex Centre |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | JP Buys | def. | Jacob Silva | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:54 | |
| Heavyweight | Nick Maximov | def. | Oscar Ivan Cota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Gloria de Paula | def. | Pauline Macias | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Tucker Lutz | def. | Sherrard Blackledge | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Victoria Leonardo | def. | Chelsea Hackett | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:41 | |
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[26]
- JP Buys, Gloria de Paula, Tucker Lutz, and Victoria Leonardo
References
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