Dana White's Contender Series (season 4)

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
Country of origin	United States
Release
Original network	ESPN+
Original release	August 4 (2020-08-04) – November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)
Season chronology
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Week 1 - August 4

Dana White's Contender Series 27
Information
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) (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Uroš Medić	def.	Mikey Gonzalez	TKO (punches)	1	2:48
Flyweight	Jerome Rivera	def.	Luis Rodríguez	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	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:^[2]

• Dustin Jacoby, Uroš Medić, and Jordan Leavitt

Week 2 - August 11

Dana White's Contender Series 28
Information
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^[3]	Dustin Stoltzfus	def.	Joe Pyfer	TKO (arm injury)	1	4:21
Bantamweight	Adrian Yanez	def.	Brady Huang	TKO (punches)	1	0:39
Women's Strawweight	Cory McKenna	def.	Vanessa Demopoulos	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	T.J. Laramie	def.	Daniel Swain	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00
Middleweight	Impa Kasanganay	def.	Anthony Adams	Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[4]

• Dustin Stoltzfus, Adrian Yanez, Cory McKenna, T.J. Laramie, and Impa Kasanganay

Week 3 - August 18

Dana White's Contender Series 29
Information
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^[3]	Louis Cosce	def.	Victor Reyna	TKO (punches)	1	1:12
Women's Strawweight	Cheyanne Buys	def.	Hilarie Rose	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	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) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[5]

• Louis Cosce, Cheyanne Buys, Orion Cosce, and Josh Parisian

Week 4 - August 25

Dana White's Contender Series 30
Information
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^[6]	Jeff Molina	def.	Jacob Silva	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Anthony Romero	def.	Mike Breeden	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)	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:^[7]

• Jamie Pickett, Rafael Alves, Jeff Molina, and Collin Huckbody

Week 5 - September 1

Dana White's Contender Series 31
Information
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) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Jimmy Flick	def.	Nate Smith	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	3:15
Bantamweight^[8]	Ronnie Lawrence	def.	Jose Johnson	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight^[3]	William Knight	def.	Cody Brundage	TKO (elbows and punches)	1	2:23
Lightweight^[9]	Tucker Lutz	def.	Chase Gibson	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[10]

• Jimmy Flick, Ronnie Lawrence, and William Knight

Week 6 - September 8

Dana White's Contender Series 32
Information
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^[3]	Phil Hawes	def.	Khadzimurat Bestaev	TKO (punches)	1	1:18
Light Heavyweight^[3]	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^[11]	Sherrard Blackledge	def.	Cameron Church	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[12]

• Phil Hawes, Drako Rodriguez, Tafon Nchukwi, and Aliaskhab Khizriev

Week 7 - September 15

Dana White's Contender Series 33
Information
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) (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Michael Lombardo	def.	Korey Kuppe	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Danyelle Wolf	def.	Taneisha Tennant	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kyle Driscoll	def.	Dinis Paiva	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[13]

• Jordan Williams, Collin Anglin, and Danyelle Wolf

Week 8 - November 4

Dana White's Contender Series 34
Information
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:^[14]

• Carlos Ulberg, Ignacio Bahamondes, Luis Saldaña, and Jared Vanderaa

Week 9 - November 10

Dana White's Contender Series 35
Information
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) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Natan Levy	def.	Shaheen Santana	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	0:55
Lightweight	Nikolas Motta	def.	Joseph Lowry	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Luana Pinheiro	def.	Stephanie Frausto	TKO (punches)	1	2:48
Bantamweight	Danny Sabatello	def.	Taylor Moore	Decision (unanimous) (30-24, 30-25, 30-26)	3	5:00

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[15]

• Natan Levy, Nikolas Motta, and Luana Pinheiro

Week 10 - November 17

Dana White's Contender Series 36
Information
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) (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Gloria de Paula	def.	Pauline Macias	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Tucker Lutz	def.	Sherrard Blackledge	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	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:^[16]

• JP Buys, Gloria de Paula, Tucker Lutz, and Victoria Leonardo

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