In May 2018 it was confirmed that season 3 of Dana White's Contender Series would commence in June 2019 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+ , ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[ 1] In April 2019, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on June 18, 2019 and ending on August 20, 2019.[ 2] The promotion's name also got shortened from Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series to Dana White's Contender Series .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Dana White's Contender Series Original network ESPN+ Original release June 18 (2019-06-18 ) – August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27 )
[ 7]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 8]
Main Card[ 9]
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Tony Johnson
def.
Alton Cunningham
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Justin Gonzales
def.
Zach Zane
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Kyle Daukaus
def.
Michael Lombardo
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Miles Johns
def.
Richie Santiago
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight (178 lbs)
Miguel Baeza
def.
Victor Reyna
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
[ a]
^ Originally a welterweight bout; Reyna missed weight.
[ 10]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 11]
Main Card[ 12]
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Joe Solecki
def.
Jesse Wallace
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
3:49
Light Heavyweight
Antonio Trócoli
vs.
Kenneth Bergh
No Contest (overturned by NSAC)
1
3:57
[ a]
Bantamweight
Hunter Azure
def.
Chris Ocon
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Maki Pitolo
def.
Justin Sumter
TKO (punches)
1
1:37
Lightweight
Jonathan Pearce
def.
Jacob Rosales
TKO (punches)
3
1:50
^ Originally a submission (neck crank) win for Trocoli; overturned after he tested positive for nandrolone .
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 14]
Main Card[ 16]
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Antônio Arroyo
def.
Stephen Regman
Submission (head and arm choke)
2
3:31
Bantamweight
Ode' Osbourne
def.
Armando Villarreal
Submission (armbar)
1
4:39
Heavyweight
Don'Tale Mayes
def.
Ricardo Prasel
TKO (punches)
1
4:49
Catchweight (152.5 lbs)
Kevin Syler
def.
Lance Lawrence
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
[ a]
Middleweight
Brendan Allen
def.
Aaron Jeffery
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
3:23
^ Originally a featherweight bout; Syler missed weight.
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 18]
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 21]
Main Card[ 22]
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Aleksa Camur
def.
Fabio Cherant
TKO (flying knee and punches)
2
0:48
Featherweight
Aalon Cruz
def.
Steven Nguyen
KO (flying knee)
3
4:36
Women's Flyweight
Tracy Cortez
def.
Mariya Agapova
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Daniel Rodriguez
def.
Rico Farrington
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
Rodrigo Nascimento
def.
Michal Martínek
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
1
3:16
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 24]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Omar Morales
def.
Harvey Park
TKO (punches)
2
1:06
Women's Flyweight
Lucrezia Ria
def.
Marilia Santos
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Herbert Burns
def.
Darrick Minner
Submission (triangle choke)
1
2:29
Middleweight
André Muniz
def.
Taylor Johnson
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:46
Bantamweight
Dwight Joseph
def.
Jay Perrin
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
[ 25]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 26]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
William Knight
def.
Herdem Alacabek
TKO (punches)
3
4:34
Welterweight
Brok Weaver
def.
Devin Smyth
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Women's Bantamweight
Sarah Alpar
def.
Shanna Young
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
2:55
Bantamweight
Tony Gravely
def.
Ray Rodriguez
TKO (punches)
3
2:16
Light Heavyweight
Julius Anglickas
def.
Karl Reed
Submission (rear-naked choke)
3
3:25
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 28]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
Philip Rowe
def.
Leon Shahbazyan
TKO (punches)
3
0:16
Light Heavyweight
Jamal Pogues
def.
Marcos Brigagão
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight (139 lbs)
Steve Garcia
def.
Desmond Torres
TKO (punches)
1
4:35
[ a]
Women's Strawweight
Mallory Martin
def.
Micol Di Segni
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Ricky Steele
def.
Phil Caracappa
Decision (split)
3
5:00
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Garcia missed weight.
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 30]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Duško Todorović
def.
Teddy Ash
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Impa Kasanganay
def.
Kailan Hill
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Peter Barrett
def.
Sang Hoon Yoo
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
Ben Sosoli
vs.
Dustin Joynson
NC (eye poke)
1
2:08
Featherweight
T.J. Brown
def.
Dylan Lockard
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
3
2:59
[ a]
^ Brown was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal kick.
[ 31]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 32]
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^ Trocoli was released by the UFC after testing positive for nadrolone.[1]
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^ Martin, Damon (2019-08-06). "Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 7 Results: 3 fighters awarded UFC contracts" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2019-08-06 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 8" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
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^ Lee, Alexander K. (2019-08-20). "Dana White's Contender Series results: Philip Rowe lone contract winner after thrilling main event" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2019-08-20 .
^ Sherdog.com. "Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 10" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ Lee, Alexander K. (2019-08-27). "Dana White's Contender Series results: TJ Brown, Peter Barrett, Dusko Todorovic signed on season finale" . MMA Fighting . Retrieved 2019-08-27 .