Dana White's Contender Series start time: Where to watch, live stream Week 1 and the full fight card
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- Dana White's Contender Series launches its 10th season Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. ET from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with five fights per week and White holding sole authority to award UFC contracts regardless of fight outcome.
- Four Contender Series graduates have become UFC champions — Sean O'Malley, Jamahal Hill, Jack Della Maddalena, and Carlos Ulberg — while welterweight contender Carlos Prates and lightweight Mauricio Ruffy (slated for UFC 331's co-main) are also rising from the show.
- Anthony Wint, a former New York Jets practice squad linebacker turned heavyweight, headlines Week 1 as a -1350 favorite against Matt Adams (+800), per DraftKings odds as of Aug. 11.
- Flyweight Bilal Hasan is the card's most lopsided favorite at -3600 against Mridul Saikia (+1500), outpacing even Wint's heavy chalk on the five-bout slate.
- The full Week 1 card also features Fabrizio Escarrega (-135) vs. Abe Alsaghir (+114) at lightweight, Ananias Mulumba (-170) vs. Tom Pagliarulo (+142) at featherweight, and Jon Kunneman (-225) vs. Joe Kropschot (+185) at middleweight.
- Paramount+'s seven-year UFC deal runs through 2033 and folds in all 13 numbered events, 30 Fight Nights, Contender Series, and The Ultimate Fighter with no extra subscription cost beyond plans starting at $8.99/month.
Why it matters: Each week, five regional fighters audition directly for UFC contracts in a series that has minted four champions and rising contenders like Carlos Prates and Mauricio Ruffy — and White signs or rejects entirely on his own judgment. The Aug. 11 opener, streaming on Paramount+ as part of UFC's new seven-year home, gives prospects like ex-Jets practice-squadder Wint a one-shot path to the big show.
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