Los Angeles (September 22, 2026) – Beginning today, September 22, Paramount+ will present three live combat sports events across the week, culminating in a Saturday doubleheader on September 26 featuring Zuffa Boxing 11 live from London and UFC Fight Night from Las Vegas in primetime. The week kicks off with Week 7 of the historic 10th season of Dana White’s Contender Series. Highlights for each programming event include:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10, Week 7 | Exclusively on Paramount+
The iconic talent-discovery series continues its historic 10th season with its seventh Tuesday-night episode, kicking off at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, with all five bouts streaming live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas exclusively on Paramount+. The card features a middleweight showdown between Bellator veteran Norbert Novenyi Jr. (10-1) and Theo Haig (7-1), plus a battle of undefeated welterweight prospects as Jaden Ortega (6-0) meets Alvi Dasuyev (9-0).
First debuting in 2017, the brainchild of UFC President and CEO Dana White has resulted in over 300 total contracts from its first nine seasons and Dana White’s Contender Series: Brazil, including four UFC champions in Sean O’Malley, Jamahal Hill, Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Ulberg. Other notable alumni include top-ranked UFC contenders and stars such as Lone’er Kavanagh, Kevin Vallejos, Jacobe Smith, David Martinez, Ateba Gautier, Quillan Salkilld, Payton Talbott, Jean Silva, Carlos Prates, Josh Hokit, Mauricio Ruffy, Kevin Holland, Caio Borralho, Brendan Allen and Joe Pyfer.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Zuffa Boxing 11: Fisher vs. Pirotton | Exclusively on Paramount+
Prelims: 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT
Main Card: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT
Fresh off the blockbuster Garcia vs. Benn event, Zuffa Boxing returns to the United Kingdom, live from London’s Copper Box Arena, for another action-packed night of fights. Every bout streams live and exclusively on Paramount+.
Main event: British heavyweight fan favorite Johnny Fisher (14-1, 12 KOs) takes on Belgium’s Michael Pirotton (12-2, 6 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight bout in front of Fisher’s hometown London crowd.
Co-feature: London-born light heavyweight contender Craig Richards (20-4-1, 13 KOs) looks to keep his world title hopes alive against Radivoje Kalajdzic (30-3, 22 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
A complete fight card can be found at https://www.ufc.com/news/zuffa-boxing-11-official-fight-card.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos | Exclusively on Paramount+
Prelims: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
Main Card: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
The Saturday doubleheader continues as the UFC returns to the Meta APEX in Las Vegas with a stacked bantamweight-driven card.
Main event: Rising Mexican star Raul Rosas Jr. (12-1), 21, headlines a UFC event for the first time in his career against Brazilian veteran Raoni Barcelos (22-5) in a bantamweight bout.
The card also features both tournament finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Bisping, with a bantamweight final between Mehemmedeli Osmanli (12-1) and Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu (10-3) and a women’s strawweight final pitting Melissa Amaya (8-0) against Tina Black (15-4).
Road to UFC bantamweight winner Rinya Nakamura (10-1) faces Brady Hiestand (8-2) in a long-awaited bantamweight matchup.
A complete fight card can be found at UFC.com.
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About UFC®
UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, with more than 700 million fans and approximately 363 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world, while distributing programming to an estimated 1 billion broadcast and digital households across 210 countries and territories. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes, representing more than 75 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok.
About Zuffa Boxing:
Zuffa Boxing is a joint venture between TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO”) (NYSE: TKO) and Sela, the entertainment conglomerate. TKO serves as managing partner, providing day-to-day operational expertise, management, and oversight of the promotion, with executive leadership anchored by UFC President and CEO Dana White and WWE President and TKO Board Member Nick Khan. The promotion aims to reimagine the sport of boxing by evolving the current model to restore the sport’s rightful place in the forefront of the global sports ecosystem. For more information, follow @Zuffa_Boxing on X; and @ZuffaBoxing on Snapchat, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok.
