It’s getting to be that time of year again. The third season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is nearly upon us.
The UFC is beginning to organize the Contender Series roster with fighters from all over the United States and beyond.
Expect a plethora of announcements in the coming weeks — episodes, fighters, fights, and more.
So that you don’t lose track of all of the Contender Series happenings, below is a compiled list of all of the information that has surfaced to date.
Once the first event kicks off and results start rolling in, we’ll also have Contender Series results posted on this page.
Important Updates:
Update (4/2): Unlike past seasons, the Contender Series will not solely focus on American prospects. Fighters from Brazil, Sweden, Germany, Canada, and more have already been offered Contender Series opportunities.
Update (4/23): The third season of Contender Series will feature 10 episodes instead of the usual 8 episodes, per MMA Junkie
Confirmed Dana White Tuesday Night Contenders Series Lineups:
Women’s Bantamweights (135lbs) – Shanna Young(6-1 | Valor Fighting | Tennessee) – Sarah Alpar(8-4 | LFA | Amarillo, Texas)
Women’s Flyweights (125lbs) – Mariya Agapova(6-0 | Heroine FC | Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) – Tracy Cortez(5-1 | Invicta FC | Scottsdale, Arizona)
Women’s Strawweights (115lbs) – Kali Robbins(6-2 | JacksonWink Fight Night | Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – Hannah Goldy(4-0 | Island Fights | Tampa, Florida) – Mallory Martin (4-2 | Invicta FC | Colorado) – Micol di Segni(7-2 | Day In The Cage | Italy)
*= no bout confirmed at this time **= removed from bout (injury/UFC signing/miscellaneous reasons)
Former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman is already back in the gym.
‘The Hammer’ is one of the most beloved early UFC stars. However, Mark Coleman was unfortunately the victim of a terrible house fire last week. As many have already reported, the retired fighter’s dog Hammer, woke him up in the middle of the night to alert him. Thanks to the alert, Coleman was able to get his parents out of the home safely.
Conor McGregor is growing frustrated with the UFC as he says there have been no talks on his potential return.
McGregor has been vocal about wanting to return in June against Michael Chandler and then again in September against Nate Diaz. Dana White has since shot down both of those ideas and said he isn’t even sure if McGregor will fight this year.
Islam Makhachev has confirmed that he was offered a super fight with Leon Edwards for UFC 300.
The historic UFC 300 takes place on Saturday April 13th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Michael Page is listing three names as potential opponents for his next UFC fight.
Page (22-2 MMA) made his UFC debut taking on Kevin Holland (25-11 MMA) in a welterweight bout on March 9th at UFC 299. The result was a unanimous decision victory for ‘Venom’.
UFC legend Jose Aldo is set to make his return to the Octagon at UFC 301 following his retirement in 2022.
For the longest time now, Jose Aldo has been seen as a legend in mixed martial arts. He’s a fan favorite, he’s a former champion, and he has always had a fantastic fight style. At the age of 37, however, many will wonder how much he has got left in the tank.
Anthony Smith explained why he was offended by being called out by his next opponent, Vitor Petrino.
At UFC 301, MMA veteran Anthony Smith will return to action. He’ll take on rising prospect Vitor Petrino as he attempts to make a return to the win column. That won’t, of course, be easy, especially given how impressive Petrino has looked in the UFC thus far.
Paddy Pimblett has something to say to Renato Moicano.
Paddy “The Baddy” has had some back and forth exchanges with “Money” Moicano on social media. The Brazilian bruiser has gained some new fans with his hilarious personality, but Pimblett isn’t laughing. Back in January, Moicano poked fun at Pimblett’s weight gains after each fight. Moicano had the following to say on his YouTube channel:
Ian Machado Garry has gone full WWE mode on Colby Covington.
Garry and Covington have been going at one another with personal digs. Covington has gone as far as to call Garry a “c*ck.” More recently, Covington made a video where he called “The Future’s” wife a “gold digging w*ore.”