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' Dana White's Competitor Series': Season 8 results, just how to enjoy and much more

.Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET" Dana White's Challenger Collection" returns for Period 8 on Aug. thirteen. The series, which has actually been actually a pipe to the UFC for leading talent from around the world, has actually aided the UFC discover a number of the very best fighters in the sport today featuring bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also former lightweight big-time champ Jamahal Hill.There are also a lot of leading potential customers who have actually located a house in the UFC with the show like Bo Nickal, Jack Della Maddalena, Payton Talbott, as well as Jailton Almeida. Will Season 8 of DWCS produce the sport's following future star?Here are the fighters to check out, competitions as well as come from weekly: Laura Sanko's best boxers to watchESPN talked with UFC professional Laura Sanko to acquire a checklist of the fighters she is most delighted to observe on this time of DWCS. "There is an emerging motif this year," Sanko informed ESPN. "A lot of the competitors an actually youthful, however they seem ready for this phase. They pass the eye exam much more than the boxers in previous years." Austin Bashi, featherweightRecord: 12-0Age: 22Fighting out of: West Bloomfield Municipality, MichiganBashi is just one of the most ideal leads in all of MMA. He enters into DWCS Time 8 having finished each of his last four opponents (3 entries, one KO). He possesses a wrestling background, yet he has striking that his challenger has to respect. Despite his grow older, Bashi has actually already faced as well as hammered high-ranking competitors. Merely 2 battles ago, he provided Askar Askar an additional highly-touted prospect. Bashi possesses what it takes to be a champ one day.Artem Vakhitov, light heavyweightRecord: 2-1Age: 33Fighting away from: Prokopyevsk, RussiaVakhitov has little expert MMA adventure, yet he is a previous Grandeur kickboxing champ. Most notably, Vakhitov was the last fella to trump UFC lightweight heavyweight champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. And also's why he's creating this relocation, he's coming for Pereira.How to check out the fightsWatch "Dana White's Opponent Series" on ESPN+: Acquire ESPN+ here.There's likewise FightCenter, which gives statistics and also analysis for every single UFC and DWCS card.' Dana White's Challenger Series' matches and results: Week 1 leads: Welterweight: Rami Hamed def. Ding Meng through consensual selection * Featherweight: Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez by KO1 * Guys's flyweight: Lone'er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho through KO1 * Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wesley Schultz through TKO2 * Illumination heavyweight: Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO2 * Kavanagh, Delgado, Lopes as well as Abdul-Malik were each granted a UFC contractWeek 2 end results: * Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Rub Pytlik through TKO2 * Top Cat: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha through TKO1 * Males's bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by consentaneous decisionMiddleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston through unanimous selection * Men's bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand Name by SUB1 * Haddon, Romious, Kuniev and also Gustafsson were actually each awarded a UFC contractWeek 3 results: * Featherweight: Bogdan Graduate def. Michael Aswell through split decision * Men's bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald by KO1 ** Gentlemens's flyweight: Scar Piccininni def. Jack Duffy by split choice * Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson through unanimous decision * Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos through TKO2 * Wellmaker, Tulio, Grad as well as Pulyaev were each rewarded a UFC contract ** Piccininni as well as Duffy were used a rematch at DWCS Season 8, Episode 10Week 4 end results: * Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti by consentaneous selection * Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Will definitely Currie by consensual choice * Featherweight: Austin Bashi vs. Dorian Ramos through SUB2 * Women's flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark by KO1 * Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Evaluate Youthful by unanimous choice * Salkilld, Duben, Bashi, Santos, and also Ko were each rewarded a UFC contractWeek 5 outcomes: * Light heavyweight: Navajo Stirling def. Phil Latu TKO2Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Taiga Iwasaki through TKO3 * Featherweight: Josias Musasa def. Otari Tanzilovi by split selection * Female's flyweight: Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise through SUB1 * Caliari, Musasa and also Stirling were each granted a UFC contractWeek 6 competitions: Men's bantamweight: Aaron Tau vs. Elijah SmithHeavyweight: Talisson Teixeira vs. Arthur LopesWelterweight: Joey Hart vs. Benjamin BennettMiddleweight: Ateba Gautier vs. Yura NaitoLightweight: Ahmad Hassanzada vs. Dylan MantelloWeek 7 matchups: Top cat: Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Danylo VoievodkinWelterweight: Daniel Frunza vs. Vadym KutsyiLight big-time: Kevin Christian vs. Francesco MazzeoWeek 8 matchups: TBAWeek 9 matches: TBAWeek 10 matches: TBA.