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The dates for Season 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series are now
official.
The promotion, which serves as a feeder system for the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, received approval from the Nevada State
Athletic Commission to hold cards at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Tuesday nights from July 26 to Sept. 27. If that holds, the
upcoming season of the Contender Series would be 10 events.
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The Contender Series held eight cards apiece in its first two
seasons, but has since expanded to 10 events for Seasons 3 through
5. Cards typically feature five bouts barring late cancellations,
but a few have included as many as six fights.
Some of the notables to sign with the UFC from the Contender Series
include Sean
O’Malley, Geoff Neal,
Ryan
Spann, Jamahal
Hill, Brendan
Allen, Tracy
Cortez, Andre Muniz,
Taila
Santos, Johnny
Walker, Marina
Rodriguez, Maycee
Barber, Sodiq
Yusuff, Jimmy
Crute, Alex Perez
and Grant
Dawson, to name a few.
The UFC has not made an official announcement regarding the
upcoming season of the Contender Series. Fights are expected to be
confirmed in the coming weeks, but
MMAjunkie.com has a list of the bouts that have been rumored or
reported thus far.