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UFC mixed martial arts event in 2020
Season of television series
Dana White's Contender Series
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Original network
| ESPN+
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Original release
| August 4
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2020-08-04
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November 17, 2020
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2020-11-17
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In June 2020 it was confirmed that season 4 of
Dana White's Contender Series
would commence in August 2020 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package. In April 2020, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on August 4, 2020 and ending on September 1, 2020.
[1]
Week 1 - August 4
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Dana White's Contender Series 27
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| August 4, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Notes
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Light Heavyweight
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Dustin Jacoby
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def.
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Ty Flores
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Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Uro? Medi?
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def.
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Mikey Gonzalez
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TKO (punches)
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1
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2:48
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Flyweight
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Jerome Rivera
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def.
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Ronaldo Rodriguez
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Jordan Leavitt
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def.
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Jose Flores
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Submission (arm-triangle choke)
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1
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4:15
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
[2]
Week 2 - August 11
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Dana White's Contender Series 28
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| August 11, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
[3]
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Dustin Stoltzfus
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def.
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Joe Pyfer
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TKO (arm injury)
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1
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4:21
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Bantamweight
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Adrian Yanez
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def.
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Brady Huang
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TKO (punches)
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1
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0:39
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Women's Strawweight
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Cory McKenna
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def.
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Vanessa Demopoulos
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Featherweight
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T.J. Laramie
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def.
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Daniel Swain
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TKO (doctor stoppage)
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1
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5:00
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Middleweight
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Impa Kasanganay
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def.
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Anthony Adams
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Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
[4]
Week 3 - August 18
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Dana White's Contender Series 29
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| August 18, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Welterweight
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Louis Cosce
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def.
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Victor Reyna
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TKO (punches)
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1
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1:12
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Women's Strawweight
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Cheyanne Buys
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def.
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Hilarie Rose
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Orion Cosce
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def.
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Matt Dixon
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TKO (punches)
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3
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4:42
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Heavyweight
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Josh Parisian
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def.
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Chad Johnson
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KO (punches)
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1
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3:43
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Lightweight
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Kenny Cross
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def.
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Kevin Syler
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
[5]
Week 4 - August 25
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Dana White's Contender Series 30
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| August 25, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Jamie Pickett
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def.
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Jhonoven Pati
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TKO (punches)
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2
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0:33
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Featherweight
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Rafael Alves
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def.
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Alejandro Flores
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Submission (guillotine choke)
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2
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2:55
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Flyweight
[6]
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Jeff Molina
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def.
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Jacob Silva
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Anthony Romero
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def.
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Mike Breeden
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Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Middleweight
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Collin Huckbody
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def.
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Kyron Bowen
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Submission (arm-triangle choke)
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1
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1:28
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Week 5 - September 1
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Dana White's Contender Series 31
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| September 1, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Featherweight
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Melsik Baghdasaryan
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def.
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Dennis Buzukja
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Flyweight
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Jimmy Flick
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def.
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Nate Smith
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Submission (arm-triangle choke)
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3
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3:15
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Bantamweight
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Ronnie Lawrence
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def.
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Jose Johnson
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Light Heavyweight
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William Knight
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def.
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Cody Brundage
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TKO (elbows and punches)
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1
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2:23
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Lightweight
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Tucker Lutz
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def.
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Chase Gibson
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
[10]
Week 6 - September 8
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Dana White's Contender Series 32
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| September 8, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Phil Hawes
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def.
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Khadzimurat Bestaev
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TKO (punches)
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1
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1:18
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Light Heavyweight
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Tafon Nchukwi
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def.
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Al Matavao
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KO (head kick)
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2
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2:01
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Bantamweight
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Drako Rodriguez
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def.
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Mana Martinez
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Technical Submission (triangle choke)
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1
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2:22
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Middleweight
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Aliaskhab Khizriev
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def.
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Henrique Shiguemoto
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Submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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0:50
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Lightweight
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Sherrard Blackledge
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def.
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Cameron Church
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Week 7 - September 15
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Dana White's Contender Series 33
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| September 15, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Jordan Williams
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def.
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Gregory Rodrigues
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KO (punches)
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1
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2:19
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Featherweight
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Collin Anglin
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def.
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Muhammadjon Naimov
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
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3
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Michael Lombardo
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def.
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Korey Kuppe
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Women's Featherweight
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Danyelle Wolf
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def.
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Taneisha Tennant
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Featherweight
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Kyle Driscoll
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def.
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Dinis Paiva
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Week 8 - November 4
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Dana White's Contender Series 34
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| November 4, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Carlos Ulberg
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def.
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Bruno Oliveira
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KO (punch)
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1
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2:02
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Welterweight
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Ignacio Bahamondes
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def.
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Edson Gomez
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KO (front kick)
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2
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2:31
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Featherweight
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Luis Saldana
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def.
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Vince Murdock
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TKO (front kick and punches)
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3
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0:44
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Heavyweight
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Jared Vanderaa
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def.
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Harry Hunsucker
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TKO (punches)
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1
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3:34
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Week 9 - November 10
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Dana White's Contender Series 35
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| November 10, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Mario Sousa
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def.
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Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Natan Levy
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def.
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Shaheen Santana
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Submission (arm-triangle choke)
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3
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0:55
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Lightweight
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Nikolas Motta
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def.
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Joseph Lowry
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Women's Strawweight
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Luana Pinheiro
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def.
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Stephanie Frausto
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TKO (punches)
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1
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2:48
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Bantamweight
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Danny Sabatello
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def.
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Taylor Moore
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Decision (unanimous) (30-24, 30-25, 30-26)
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3
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5:00
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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Week 10 - November 17
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Dana White's Contender Series 36
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Promotion
| DWCS
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Date
| November 17, 2020
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Venue
| UFC Apex
Centre
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City
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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Main Card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Flyweight
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JP Buys
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def.
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Jacob Silva
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Submission (guillotine choke)
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1
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4:54
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Heavyweight
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Nick Maximov
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def.
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Oscar Ivan Cota
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Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Women's Strawweight
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Gloria de Paula
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def.
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Pauline Macias
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Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Tucker Lutz
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def.
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Sherrard Blackledge
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Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Women's Flyweight
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Victoria Leonardo
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def.
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Chelsea Hackett
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TKO (punches)
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2
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4:41
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Contract awards
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The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
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