Dana White’s Contender Series kicks off Season 8 with Week 1 on Tuesday, August 13 live from UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event features five bouts, with MMA prospects battling it out in hopes to earn a contract with the UFC.
On the top of fight card, unbeaten Mansur Abdul-Malik (5-0) of Columbia, Maryland and Wes Schultz (6-1) of Madison, Wisconsin go head-to-head at middleweight. Among other bouts, Meng Ding (34-8) of China and Rami Hamed (12-3) of Lebanon clash at welterweight. As well, Bruno Lopes (12-1) of Brazil and Mikheil Sazhiniani (13-2) of Georgia square off at light heavyweight.
Also on the card, a featherweight bout between Jose Delgado (7-1) of Phoenix, Arizona and unbeaten Ernie Juarez (7-0) of Elk Grove, California. Kicking off the action, An Tuan Ho (6-0) of Vietnam and Lone’er Kavanagh (6-0) of England meet in a contest of unbeaten flyweights.
Dana White’s Contender Series 67 results
Get Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 8, Week 1 full fight card results below.
- Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wes Schultz by TKO (elbows and punches, R2 at 3:55)
- Rami Hamed def. Meng Ding by unanimous decision (30–26, 29–27, 29–27)*
- Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO (punches, R2 at 4:14)
- Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez by KO (knee and punches, R2 at 1:25)
- Lone’er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho by KO (punch, R1 at 2:35)
*Ding was deducted a point in the third round due to multiple low blows.
UFC contract winners
Following the DWCS 67 results, UFC President Dana White named the fighters earning a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship. The list includes Mansur Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado and Lone’er Kavanagh.