Yura Naito was hoping to score a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, but he was stretchered out following a brutal TKO loss.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 71 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.

Alexa Grasso is the only Mexican fighter to currently hold gold in the UFC, and she'll serve as the co-main of UFC 306 in a rubber match with Valentina Shevchenko. But the UFC won't grow in Mexico on the back of a few fighters and a themed card on a marketable date each year. White knows growth begins in the gym.

Week 6 of Dana White's Contender Series (2024) took place on Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we're grading the winners from the five-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex. With a simple but digestible format that has had the MMA fanbase responding,

Everything you need to know about Season 8, Week 5 of the DWCS fight card, including fight night previews, betting lines, picks, and predictions.

Check out these photos from the five fights at Dana White's Contender Series 72 , which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Event photos courtesy of UFC) (Gallery will be updated throughout the event.

UFC "Contender Series" results, live coverage of season 8, episode 6 tonight (Tues., Sept. 17, 2024) for Dana White’s Tuesday night program, featuring a Bantamweight main event between Aaron Tau vs. Elijah Smith.