.Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET" Dana White's Contender Series" gains for Time 8 on Aug. thirteen. The show, which has been a pipe to the UFC for best talent coming from all over the world, has actually aided the UFC uncover a few of the best competitors in the sporting activity today including bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as past light heavyweight champ Jamahal Hill.There are actually likewise numerous best leads who have actually discovered a house in the UFC by means of the show such as Bo Nickal, Jack Della Maddalena, Payton Talbott, and Jailton Almeida. Will Period 8 of DWCS create the sport's upcoming potential star?Here are actually the competitors to see, matchups and also come from weekly: Laura Sanko's top competitors to watchESPN talked with UFC analyst Laura Sanko to get a list of the fighters she is actually very most excited to observe on this period of DWCS. "There is a surfacing motif this year," Sanko said to ESPN. "A number of the boxers an actually younger, but they look prepared for this phase. They pass the eye test more than the fighters in previous years." Austin Bashi, featherweightRecord: 12-0Age: 22Fighting out of: West Bloomfield Township, MichiganBashi is among the greatest leads in each of MMA. He gets in DWCS Time 8 having completed each of his final 4 rivals (three entries, one KO). He has a fumbling history, however he possesses striking that his opponent needs to respect. Despite his grow older, Bashi has actually actually faced and also beaten high-ranking competitors. Only 2 battles earlier, he provided Askar Askar an additional highly-touted possibility. Bashi possesses what it requires a champion one day.Artem Vakhitov, light heavyweightRecord: 2-1Age: 33Fighting away from: Prokopyevsk, RussiaVakhitov possesses little bit of qualified mixed martial arts experience, but he is actually a previous Glory kickboxing champ. Most significantly, Vakhitov was the last person to defeat UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. And also is actually why he's creating this action, he's coming for Pereira.How to watch the fightsWatch "Dana White's Opponent Set" on ESPN+: Acquire ESPN+ here.There's likewise FightCenter, which supplies stats and also analysis for every UFC and DWCS memory card.' Dana White's Opponent Collection' matchups as well as results: Week 1 leads: Welterweight: Rami Hamed def. Ding Meng by consensual choice * Featherweight: Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez by KO1 * Gentlemens's flyweight: Lone'er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho by KO1 * Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wesley Schultz through TKO2 * Illumination heavyweight: Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO2 * Kavanagh, Delgado, Lopes and Abdul-Malik were actually each granted a UFC contractWeek 2 outcomes: * Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Tap Pytlik through TKO2 * Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha through TKO1 * Males's bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by unanimous decisionMiddleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston by unanimous selection * Gentlemens's bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand by SUB1 * Haddon, Romious, Kuniev and Gustafsson were each granted a UFC contractWeek 3 end results: * Featherweight: Bogdan Graduate def. Michael Aswell through split selection * Guys's bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald by KO1 ** Guys's flyweight: Nick Piccininni def. Port Duffy by split choice * Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson through consensual decision * Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos through TKO2 * Wellmaker, Tulio, Grad and Pulyaev were actually each granted a UFC deal ** Piccininni and also Duffy were used a rematch at DWCS Time 8, Episode 10Week 4 outcomes: * Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti by consentaneous decision * Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Will certainly Currie by unanimous decision * Featherweight: Austin Bashi vs. Dorian Ramos through SUB2 * Women's flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark through KO1 * Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Assess Youthful through unanimous decision * Salkilld, Duben, Bashi, Santos, as well as Ko were actually each awarded 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 through split choice * Women's flyweight: Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise by SUB1 * Caliari, Musasa and Stirling were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 6 matchups: Guys'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 competitions: Heavyweight: Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Danylo VoievodkinWelterweight: Daniel Frunza vs. Vadym KutsyiLight big-time: Kevin Religious vs. Francesco MazzeoWeek 8 matches: TBAWeek 9 competitions: TBAWeek 10 matchups: TBA.