.Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET" Dana White's Challenger Series" returns for Period 8 on Aug. thirteen. The show, which has been actually a pipe to the UFC for leading talent coming from around the globe, has helped the UFC find several of the most ideal fighters in the sporting activity today including bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and past light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill.There are actually likewise numerous leading potential customers that have actually located a house in the UFC with the series including Bo Nickal, Jack Della Maddalena, Payton Talbott, and Jailton Almeida. Will definitely Period 8 of DWCS make the sporting activity's next potential star?Here are actually the fighters to view, matchups as well as come from each week: Laura Sanko's best competitors to watchESPN spoke to UFC analyst Laura Sanko to receive a list of the boxers she is very most excited to find on this period of DWCS. "There is actually a developing concept this year," Sanko told ESPN. "Much of the competitors an actually younger, but they seem ready for this phase. They pass the eye exam more than the competitors in previous years." Austin Bashi, featherweightRecord: 12-0Age: 22Fighting out of: West Bloomfield Area, MichiganBashi is just one of the greatest customers in all of MMA. He goes into DWCS Season 8 having actually ended up each of his final four challengers (3 entries, one KO). He possesses a fumbling history, yet he has striking that his challenger must regard. In spite of his grow older, Bashi has actually actually dealt with and also hammered high-level competition. Simply two battles back, he submitted Askar Askar yet another highly-touted prospect. Bashi has what it takes to be a champion one day.Artem Vakhitov, lightweight heavyweightRecord: 2-1Age: 33Fighting out of: Prokopyevsk, RussiaVakhitov possesses little professional MMA knowledge, but he is actually a previous Grandeur kickboxing champ. Very most significantly, Vakhitov was the last fella to trump UFC light big-time champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. And that's why he's making this step, he's coming for Pereira.How to enjoy the fightsWatch "Dana White's Competitor Set" on ESPN+: Obtain ESPN+ here.There's also FightCenter, which gives statistics and also review for each UFC and DWCS card.' Dana White's Contender Series' matches as well as outcomes: Week 1 results: Welterweight: Rami Hamed def. Ding Meng through consensual selection * Featherweight: Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez through KO1 * Males's flyweight: Lone'er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho by KO1 * Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wesley Schultz through TKO2 * Light heavyweight: Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO2 * Kavanagh, Delgado, Lopes as well as Abdul-Malik were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 2 end results: * Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Tap Pytlik through TKO2 * Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha through TKO1 * Gentlemens's bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by consensual decisionMiddleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston through unanimous choice * Guys's bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand Name by SUB1 * Haddon, Romious, Kuniev and also Gustafsson were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 3 outcomes: * Featherweight: Bogdan Graduate def. Michael Aswell through split selection * Gentlemens's bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald through KO1 ** Guys's flyweight: Scar Piccininni def. Port Duffy by split decision * Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson by unanimous decision * Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos through TKO2 * Wellmaker, Tulio, Grad and also Pulyaev were each rewarded a UFC contract ** Piccininni and also Duffy were offered a rematch at DWCS Period 8, Episode 10Week 4 end results: * Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti by unanimous decision * Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Are going to Currie through consensual choice * Featherweight: Austin Bashi vs. Dorian Ramos through SUB2 * Female's flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark by KO1 * Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Evaluate Young through consensual choice * Salkilld, Duben, Bashi, Santos, as well as Ko were actually each granted a UFC contractWeek 5 results: * Light heavyweight: Navajo Stirling def. Phil Latu TKO2Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Taiga Iwasaki through TKO3 * Featherweight: Josias Musasa def. Otari Tanzilovi by split selection * Women's flyweight: Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise through SUB1 * Caliari, Musasa as well as Stirling were actually each awarded a UFC contractWeek 6 matches: Guys's bantamweight: Aaron Tau vs. Elijah SmithHeavyweight: Talisson Teixeira vs. Arthur LopesWelterweight: Joey Hart vs. Benjamin BennettMiddleweight: Ateba Gautier vs. Yura NaitoLightweight: Ahmad Hassanzada vs. Dylan MantelloWeek 7 competitions: Heavyweight: Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Danylo VoievodkinWelterweight: Daniel Frunza vs. Vadym KutsyiLight big-time: Kevin Christian vs. Francesco MazzeoWeek 8 matches: TBAWeek 9 matchups: TBAWeek 10 matches: TBA.