Dana White's Contender Series season 7

Season 7 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August 2023 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.

Week 1 – August 8

Background

Joshua Van was expected to face Kevin Borjas in a flyweight bout at the event, but he was pulled in order to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria. He was replaced by Rickson Zenidim. However, Zenidim had visa issues and was replaced by Victor Dias.

Contract awards

The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Kevin Borjas, Payton Talbott, Caio Machado, Tom Nolan, and César Almeida

Week 2 – August 15

Contract awards

The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Charalampos Grigoriou, Eduarda Moura, Hyder Amil, Ibo Aslan, and Abdul-Kerim Al-Selwady

Week 3 – August 22

Background

Edgar Chairez was expected to face Felipe dos Santos in a flyweight bout at the event, but he was pulled in order to face Tatsuro Taira at UFC 290. He was briefly replaced by Luciano Pereira. At the weigh-ins, Pereira did not step onto the scale due to a medical issue and the bout was scrapped entirely.

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Luis Pajuelo, Oban Elliott, and Zachary Reese

Week 4 – August 29

Background

Val Woodburn was expected to face Marco Tulio Silva in a middleweight bout at the event, but he was pulled in order to face Bo Nickal at UFC 290. He was replaced by Yousri Belgaroui.

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Bolaji Oki, Thomas Petersen, and Carlos Prates

Week 5 – September 5

Background

Corinne Laframboise was expected to face Rainn Guerrero in a women's flyweight bout at the event, but she was pulled after discovering she was pregnant during pre-fight medical screenings. She was replaced by Dione Barbosa. Cam Rowston was expected to face Chad Hanekom in a middleweight bout but was replaced by Dylan Budka for unknown reasons.

Contract awards

The following fighters (all winners of the night) were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Dione Barbosa, Jean Silva, Dylan Budka, Serhiy Sidey, and Brendson Ribeiro

Week 6 – September 12

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• James Llontop, Jhonata Diniz, Steven Nguyen, Julia Polastri, and Jean Matsumoto

Week 7 – September 19

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Igor da Silva, Kaynan Kruschewsky, Stephanie Luciano, and Shamil Gaziev

Week 8 – September 26

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Vinicius de Oliveira, Ernesta Kareckaitė, Carli Judice, Danny Silva, Angel Pacheco, and Danny Barlow

Week 9 – October 3

Background

Lucas Rocha and Davi Bittencourt were scheduled to fight on this card in a flyweight bout. However, Rocha missed weight by five pounds and the bout was cancelled. The bout was rebooked for the following week.

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Maurício Ruffy, Magomed Gadzhiyasulov, José Daniel Medina, Victor Hugo Silva, and Rodolfo Bellato

Week 10 – October 10

Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:

• Lucas Rocha, MarQuel Mederos, Connor Matthews, André Lima, and Ramon Taveras

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