Reviews
Dana White’s Contender Series – Season 7 – Week 1
Dana White hosted an event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 8 broadcast on ESPN+:
Middleweight César Almeida def. Lucas Fernando Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Tom Nolan def. Bogdan Grad KO (punches) 1 1:23
Heavyweight Caio Machado def. Kevin Szaflarski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Payton Talbott def. Reyes Cortez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kevin Borjas def. Victor Dias Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward
BMMA hosted an event at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Aug 11 on Showtime:
Welterweight Logan Storley def. Brennan Ward TKO (punches) 2 4:05
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky def. Steve Mowry Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Aaron Jeffery def. Dalton Rosta Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight James Gallagher def. James Gonzalez Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (160 lb) Sidney Outlaw def. Islam Mamedov Decision (unanimo) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (127 lb) Justine Kish def. Diana Avsaragova Decision (unanimou) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Enrique Barzola def. Jaylon Bates Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Lucas Brennan def. Weber Almeida KO (knee) 3 3:32
Bantamweight Kasum Kasumov def. Josh Hill Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Vladimir Tokov def. Jairo Pacheco Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Leandro Higo def. Nikita Mikhailov Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:50
Lightweight Alfie Davis def. Aalon Cruz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Featherweight Katerina Shakalova def. Dayana Silva Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Sullivan Cauley def. Hamza Salim Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) 1 4:24
Bantamweight Marcirley Alves da Silva def. Jerrell Hodge KO (punches) 1 3:53
Featherweight Jordan Oliver def. Andrew Triolo Submission (arm triangle choke) 1 1:05
Featherweight Michael Blockhus def. Eli Mefford TKO (punches) 1 2:43
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
The UFC hosted an event at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada on August 12, 2023 broadcast on ESPN:
Welterweight Vicente Luque def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Featherweight Cub Swanson def. Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Chris Daukaus TKO (punches) 1 2:40
Women’s Strawweight Iasmin Lucindo def. Polyana Viana Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 3:42
Catchweight (189.5 lb) A.J. Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (189 lb) Josh Fremd def. Jamie Pickett Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys KO (punch) 1 2:19
Lightweight Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden TKO (punches) 1 1:25
Featherweight Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall TKO (elbows) 1 4:48
Heavyweight Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian Submission (kimura) 1 4:11
Women’s Strawweight Jaqueline Amorim def. Montserrat Ruiz TKO (elbows and punches) 3 3:41
Bantamweight Da’Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson Submission (twister) 1 3:47
Women’s Flyweight Luana Santos def. Juliana Miller TKO (punches) 1 3:41
Previews
Dana White’s Contender Series – Season 7 – Week 2
Dana White hosts an event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 15 to broadcast on ESPN+:
Lightweight Abdul-Kerim Al-Selwady vs. George Hardwick
Women’s Strawweight Eduarda Moura vs. Janaína Silva
Featherweight Hyder Amil vs. Emrah Sonmez
Light Heavyweight Paulo Renato Jr. vs. Ibo Aslan
Bantamweight Cameron Smotherman vs. Charalampos Grigoriou
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O’Malley
The UFC will be hosting an event at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on August 19 shown on PPV:
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Sean O’Malley
Women’s Strawweight Zhang Weili (c) vs. Amanda Lemos
Welterweight Ian Machado Garry vs. Neil Magny
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Pedro Munhoz
Middleweight Chris Weidman vs. Brad Tavares
Middleweight Gregory Rodrigues vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Lightweight Austin Hubbard vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Middleweight Andre Petroski vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Women’s Flyweight Andrea Lee vs. Natália Silva
Women’s Flyweight Karine Silva vs. Maryna Moroz
Dana White’s Contender Series – Season 7 – Week 3
Dana White hosts an event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 22 to broadcast on ESPN+:
Middleweight Eli Aronov vs. Zachary Reese
Welterweight Kaik Brito vs. Oban Elliott
Women’s Strawweight Isis Verbeek vs. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Featherweight Luis Pajuelo vs. Robbie Ring
Flyweight Felipe dos Santos vs. Luciano Pereira