Las Vegas – UFC® returns to Meta APEX in Las Vegas with the 10th season of Dana White’s Contender Series this upcoming Tuesday, August 11. For the first time in the show’s history, fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for $25 (plus applicable fees) to the all-action hit show in the newly renovated Meta APEX.
DANA WHITE’S CONTENDER SERIES® SEASON 10 tickets are now available for purchase at AXS.com. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. The new season kicks off Tuesday, August 11 in Las Vegas, and will be available on Paramount+ in English and Spanish with each episode for the season beginning at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET.
Media members wishing to apply for DANA WHITE’S CONTENDER SERIES fight week credentials may sign up here.
Notable Dana White’s Contender Series alumni:
Carlos Ulberg – UFC light heavyweight champion
Sean O’Malley – Former UFC bantamweight champion
Jamahal Hill – Former UFC light heavyweight champion
Jack Della Maddalena – Former UFC welterweight champion
Payton Talbott – No. 11 UFC bantamweight
Carlos Prates – No. 2 UFC welterweight
Maycee Barber – No. 6 UFC flyweight
Tracy Cortez – No. 9 UFC flyweight
Current official bouts on the card for Season 10, Episode 1:
- Heavyweight main event sees Anthony Wint (6-0, fighting out of Deerfield Beach, Fla.) go toe-to-toe with Matt Adams (6-2, fighting out of New Lexington, Ohio)
- Lightweight fireworks set as Fabrizio Escarrega (9-1, fighting out of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico) takes on Abe Alsaghir (8-0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Lebabon)
- Bilal Hasan (8-0 1NC, fighting out of Everett, Wash. by way of Jakarta, Indonesia) locks horns with Mridul Saikia (9-1, fighting out of Guwahati, Assam, India) at flyweight
- Featherweight contest sees Thomas Pagliarulo (10-2, fighting out of Denver, Colo. by way of Haverhill, Mass.) collide with Ananias Mulumba (10-3, fighting out of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Jon Kunneman (10-0, fighting out of Conifer, Colo.) battles Joe Kropschot (8-3, fighting out of The Bat Area, Calif.) in a stylistic thriller at middleweight
For the latest information on additional bouts for this event, please visit www.ufc.com. All bouts are live and subject to change.
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