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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2023
Season of television series
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| Original network | ESPN+ |
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Season 8 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August 2024 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[1][2][3][4]
Week 1 – August 13
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Mansur Abdul-Malik
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def.
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Wes Schultz
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TKO (elbows and punches)
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2
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3:55
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| Welterweight
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Rami Hamed
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def.
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Meng Ding
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Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27)
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3
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5:00
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[a]
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| Light Heavyweight
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Bruno Lopes
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def.
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Mikheil Sazhiniani
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TKO (punches)
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2
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4:14
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| Featherweight
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Jose Degaldo
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def.
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Ernie Juarez
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KO (knee and punches)
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2
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1:25
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| Flyweight
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Lone'er Kavanagh
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def.
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An Tuan Ho
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KO (punch)
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1
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2:35
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- ^ Ding was deducted 1 point in round 3 due to multiple groin strikes.
Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[5]
- Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone'er Kavanagh
Week 2 – August 20
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Welterweight
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Andreas Berg Gustafsson
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def.
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Pat Pytlik
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TKO (knees)
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2
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3:20
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| Heavyweight
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Rizvan Kuniev
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def.
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Hugo Cunha
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TKO (knee to the body and punches)
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1
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4:59
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| Bantamweight
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Cortavious Romious
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def.
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Michael Imperato
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Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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| Middleweight
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Torrez Finney
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def.
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Cam Rowston
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Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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| Bantamweight
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Cody Haddon
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def.
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Billy Brand
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Submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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3:09
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[6]
- Andreas Berg Gustafsson, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, and Cody Haddon
Week 3 – August 27
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Andrey Pulyaev
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vs.
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Liam Anderson
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| Featherweight
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Michael Aswell
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vs.
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Bogdan Grad
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| Middleweight
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Matthieu Letho Duclos
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vs.
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Marco Tulio
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| Bantamweight
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Adam Bramhald
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vs.
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Malcolm Wellmaker
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| Flyweight
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Nick Piccininni
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def.
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Jack Duffy
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Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 4 – September 3
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Lightweight
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Quillan Salkilld
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vs.
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Gauge Young
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| Featherweight
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Tommy McMillen
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vs.
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Austin Bashi
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| Welterweight
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Ko Seok-hyun
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vs.
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Igor Cavalcanti
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| Middleweight
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Will Currie
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vs.
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Djorden Santos
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| Women's Flyweight
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Shannon Clark
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vs.
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Yuneisy Duben
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 5 – September 10
Background
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Lightweight
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Quemuel Ottoni
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vs.
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Kody Steele
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| Bantamweight
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Otar Tanzilov
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vs.
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Josias Musasa
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| Women’s Flyweight
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Corrine Laframboise
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vs.
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Nicolle Caliari
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| Light Heavyweight
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Francesco Mazzeo
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vs.
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Phillip Latu
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| Light Heavyweight
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Yousri Belgaroui
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vs.
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Taiga Iwasaki
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 6 – September 17
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Welterweight
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Benjamin Bannett
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vs.
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Joey Hart
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| Bantamweight
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Aaron Tau
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vs.
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TBA
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| Middleweight
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Yura Naito
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vs.
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Ateba Abega Gautier
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| Heavyweight
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Talisson Teixeira
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vs.
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Arthur Guilherme Lopes
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| Welterweight
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Daniel Frunza
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vs.
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TBA
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 7 – September 24
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Featherweight
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TBA
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vs.
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Kevin Vallejos
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| Women's Strawweight
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Alexia Thainara
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vs.
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Rose Conceição
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| Light Heavyweight
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Kevin Christian
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vs.
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TBA
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| Light Heavyweight
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Navajo Stirling
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vs.
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TBA
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 8 – October 1
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Abdellah Er-Ramy
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vs.
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TBA
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| Welterweight
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Vanilto Antunes
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vs.
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Islam Dulatov
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 9 – October 8
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Flyweight
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Anthony Drilich
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vs.
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Sean Gauci
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| Light Heavyweight
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Artem Vakhitov
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vs.
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Islem Masraf
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| Light Heavyweight
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Diyar Nurogzhay
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vs.
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Bartosz Szewczyk
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| Heavyweight
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Lucas Camacho
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vs.
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Mario Pinto
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Week 10 – October 15
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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| Women's Strawweight
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Leslie Hernandez
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vs.
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Julieta Martinez
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| Middleweight
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Alain Van De Merckt
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vs.
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Heraldo Souza
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Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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