Dana White's Contender Series season 2

Season Two of Dana White's Contender Series commenced on June 12, 2018.^[1]

Dana White's Contender Series
Season 2
Release
Original network	UFC Fight Pass
Original release	June 12 (2018-06-12) – August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07)
Season chronology

Week 1 - June 12

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 9
Promotion	DWCS
Date	June 12, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[2]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Alonzo Menifield	def.	Dashawn Boatwright	TKO (punches)	1	0:08	[a]
Welterweight	Chris Curtis	def.	Sean Lally	KO (hook kick and punches)	3	1:37
Heavyweight	Greg Hardy	def.	Austen Lane	KO (punches)	1	0:57
Bantamweight	Montel Jackson	def.	Rico DiSciullo	TKO (punches)	3	2:15	[b]
Middleweight	Kevin Holland	def.	Will Santiago	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

1. This victory represents the fastest stoppage win during a Dana White's Contender Series fight^[3]
2. Jackson was deducted one point in round 1 due to an elbow to the back of the head and one point in round 3 due to eye poke.

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[5]

• Alonzo Menifield and Greg Hardy

Week 2 - June 19

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10
Promotion	DWCS
Date	June 19, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[6]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Matt Sayles	def.	Yazan Hajeh	TKO (punches)	1	1:57
Middleweight	Anthony Hernandez	vs.	Jordan Wright	NC (overturned)	1	0:40	[a]
Featherweight	Austin Springer	def.	Giga Chikadze	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:10
Light Heavyweight	Ryan Spann	def.	Emiliano Sordi	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:26
Welterweight	Dwight Grant	def.	Tyler Hill	KO (punch)	2	2:08

1. Originally a KO (punches) win for Hernandez, overturned after he tested positive for cannabis metabolites.^[7]

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[9]

• Matt Sayles, Anthony Hernandez, Ryan Spann, and Dwight Grant

Week 3 - June 26

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11
Promotion	DWCS
Date	June 26, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[10]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Woman's Flyweight	Antonina Shevchenko	def.	Jaymee Nievara	TKO (knees)	2	3:22
Lightweight	Te'Jovan Edwards	def.	Austin Tweedy	KO (punch)	1	0:28
Heavyweight	Josh Parisian	def.	Greg Rebello	TKO (spinning back fist)	1	1:31
Featherweight	Julian Erosa	def.	Jamall Emmers	KO (head kick and punches)	2	1:10
Middleweight	Jordan Williams	vs.	Tim Caron	NC (overturned)	3	3:37	[a]

1. Originally a TKO (elbows) win for Williams, overturned after he tested positive for cannabis metabolites.^[11]

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[13]

• Antonina Shevchenko and Te'Jovan Edwards

Week 4 - July 10

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 12
Promotion	DWCS
Date	July 10, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[14]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Kevin Aguilar	def.	Joey Gomez	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Bevon Lewis	def.	Alton Cunningham	TKO (knees)	1	3:01
Featherweight	Ricky Palacios	def.	Toby Misech	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Jordan Espinosa	def.	Riley Dutro	TKO (punches)	3	4:58
Lightweight	Jalin Turner	def.	Max Mustaki	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[16]

• Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinosa

Week 5 - July 17

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 13
Promotion	DWCS
Date	July 17, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[17]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Strawweight	Maycee Barber	def.	Jamie Colleen	TKO (elbows)	3	4:15
Bantamweight	Domingo Pilarte	def.	Vince Morales	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:52
Middleweight	Chibwikem Onyenegecha	def.	Anthony Adams	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Austin Vanderford	def.	Angelo Trevino	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:42
Middleweight	Edmen Shahbazyan	def.	Antonio Jones	TKO (punches)	1	0:40

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[19]

• Maycee Barber, Domingo Pilarte, and Edmen Shahbazyan

Week 6 - July 24

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 14
Promotion	DWCS
Date	July 24, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[20]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Alex Munoz	def.	Nick Newell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jimmy Crute	def.	Chris Birchler	TKO (punches)	1	4:23
Featherweight	Sodiq Yusuff	def.	Mike Davis	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Jeff Hughes	def.	Josh Appelt	TKO (punches)	1	4:26
Featherweight	Chase Hooper	def.	Canaan Kawaihae	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[22]

• Jimmy Crute, Sodiq Yusuff, and Jeff Hughes
• Chase Hooper was signed to a development league contract

Week 7 - July 31

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 15
Promotion	DWCS
Date	July 31, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[23]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Roosevelt Roberts	def.	Garrett Gross	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:13
Heavyweight	Don'Tale Mayes	def.	Mitchell Sipe	TKO (punches)	2	4:49
Middleweight	Ian Heinisch	def.	Justin Sumter	KO (elbows)	1	3:37
Featherweight	Jordan Griffin	def.	Maurice Mitchell	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:57
Heavyweight	Juan Adams	def.	Shawn Teed	TKO (punches)	1	4:17

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[25]

• Roosevelt Roberts, Ian Heinisch, Jordan Griffin, and Juan Adams

Week 8 - August 7

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 16
Promotion	DWCS
Date	August 7, 2018
Venue	UFC Training Centre
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card[26]
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Greg Hardy	def.	Tebaris Gordon	TKO (punches)	1	0:17
Lightweight	Devonte Smith	def.	Joseph Lowry	KO (elbows)	1	2:52
Light Heavyweight	Kennedy Nzechukwu	def.	Dennis Bryant	TKO (head kick and punches)	1	1:48
Featherweight	Bobby Moffett	def.	Jacob Kilburn	Submission (D’Arce choke)	2	1:02
Featherweight	Alex Gilpin	def.	JR Coughran	Submission (D’Arce choke)	2	1:55

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:^[28]

• Devonte Smith, Kennedy Nzechukwu, and Bobby Moffett