Dana White’s Contender Series 2026

Below is the roster for the 2026 edition of Dana White’s Contender Series.

Heavyweight

1. Matthew Adams (6-2, Raw MMA, United States)
2. Charlie Cleveland (6-1, Demolition Fight Team, United States)
3. Gabriel Lourenco (7-1, Chute Boxe, Brazil)
4. Mario Piazzon (10-1, Galpao da Luta, Brazil)
5. Zaurbek Sabanov (4-0, Alania Fighting Team, Russia)
6. Guilherme Uriel (7-2, Evolution Combat MMA, Brazil)
7. Anthony Wint (6-0, Kill Cliff FC, United States)

Light Heavyweight

1. Mahamed Aly (5-1, Team Lloyd Irvin, Brazil)
2. Alik Lorenz (7-2, MMA Lab, United States)
3. Damian Piwowarczyk (11-4, Uniq Fight Club, Poland)
4. Emilio Quissua (8-0, Planet Eater, Germany)

Middleweight

1. Juan Andres Cabrera (9-1, La Base MMA, Bolivia)
2. Igor Cavalcanti (13-2, Infinity Fight Team, Brazil)
3. Nick Galanti (7-1, Dante Rivera BJJ, United States)
4. Hugo Guillon (7-1, Ghost Arena, France)
5. Brandon Holmes (6-1, TNT Martial Arts & Fitness, United States)
6. Martin Kozak (6-0, Mattix MMA, Slovakia)
7. Joseph Kropschot (8-3, Team Santos Jiu Jitsu, United States)
8. Jon Kunneman (10-0, Jackson-Winklejohn MMA, United States)
9. Carlos Petruzella (15-1, Brothers of Life MMA, Argentina)
10. Oscar Ravello (13-3-1, Sniper Gym, Peru)
11. Douglas Rodrigues (6-1, Fight Master MMA, Brazil)
12. Modestino Rodrigues (7-1, Revira Black Team, Brazil)

Welterweight

1. Gary Balletto Jr (11-3, Tri-Force MMA, United States)
2. Kaik Brito (19-6, Black Thai Team, Brazil)
3. Sean Clancy Jr (8-0, Higher Level Martial Arts, Scotland)
4. Adam Darby (7-1, Team Ryano MMA, Ireland)
5. Namo Fazil (10-1, Tiger Muay Thai, United States)
6. Luis Hernandez (7-0, Freedom Fighters, United States)
7. Ronald Humphrey (4-0, American Top Team, United States)
8. Reginaldo Junior (11-1, Fighting Nerds, Brazil)
9. Alexis Miranda (9-2, Entram Gym, Mexico)

Lightweight

1. Abe Alsaghir (8-0, Porrada Training Center, Lebanon/United States)
2. Fabrizio Escarrega (9-1, Victory Fight Club, Mexico)
3. Anthony Figueroa (9-1, AntDawg’s MMA Training Center, United States)
4. Adam Livingston (7-1, Long Island MMA, United States)
5. Liam McCracken (8-1, Aspire Combat Sports Academy, England)
6. Logan Paxton (10-1, Havoc MMA, United States)
7. Cristian Perez (14-2, The GOAT Shed, Mexico)
8. Silvestre Sanchez (9-1, Llamas Brothers MMA, Mexico)
9. Hunter Smith (8-1, Performance Evolution Training Center, United States)

Featherweight

1. Luca Borando (9-1, Aurora MMA, Italy)
2. Ian Escuza (7-0, Pitbull Martial Arts Center, Peru)
3. Ananias Mulumba (10-3, Elite Training Center, Democratic Republic of Congo)
4. Tom Pagliarulo (10-2, New England Cartel, United States)
5. Roman Puga (5-1, MMAFC, United States)
6. Taner Trembley (7-0, Start BJJ, United States)
7. Tyshawn Williams (8-0, Xtreme Couture, United States)

Bantamweight

1. Apollo Gomes (12-2, Chute Boxe, Brazil)

Flyweight

1. Alexander Chavez (9-0, Pitbull Martial Arts Center, Peru)
2. Roque Conceicao (11-3, Revira Black Team, Brazil)
3. Marcos Degli (14-3, Vale Top Team, Brazil)
4. Bilal Hasan (8-0, Charlie’s Combat Club, United States)
5. Colton Loud (7-1 Genesis BJJ, United States)
6. Paris Moran (14-3, Gracie Barra, United States)
7. Mridul Saikia (9-1, Bidang MMA & Fitness Gym, India)
8. Frank Silva (8-0-1, Renovacao Coari Team, Brazil)

Women’s Strawweight

1. Camila Reynoso (9-1, Centro Deportivo ADM, Argentina)
2. Hailai Wushamo (10-1, Yi Fight Training Center, China)

Matchups

Episode 1 (Aug 11)

HW: Matthew Adams (6-2) vs. Anthony Wint (6-0)

MW: Jon Kunneman (10-0) vs. Joseph Kropschot (8-3)

LW: Fabrizio Escarrega (9-1) vs. Abe Alsaghir (8-0)

FW: Ananias Mulumba (10-3) vs. Tom Pagliarulo (10-2)

FLY: Mridul Saidia (9-1) vs. Bilal Hasan (8-0)

Episode 2 (Aug 18)

LHW: Alik Lorenz (7-2) vs. Mahamed Aly (5-1)

LW: Cristian Perez (14-2) vs. Logan Paxton (10-1)

FW: Taner Trembley (7-0) vs. Roman Puga (5-1)

FW: Tyshawn Williams (8-0) vs. TBD

Episode 3 (Aug 25)

HW: Mario Piazzon (10-1) vs. Guilherme Uriel (7-2)

MW: Carlos Petruzella (15-1) vs. Nick Galanti (7-1)

WW: Gary Balletto Jr (11-3) vs. Sean Clancy Jr (8-0)

WW: Alexis Miranda (9-2) vs. Ronald Humphrey (4-0)

FLY: Roque Conceicao (11-3) vs. Alexander Chavez (9-0)

Episode 4 (Sept 1)

HW: Charlie Cleveland (6-1) vs. TBD

MW: Modestino Rodrigues (7-1) vs. Brandon Holmes (6-1)

LW: Hunter Smith (8-1) vs. Adam Livingston (7-1)

LW: Liam McCracken (8-1) vs. TBD

Episode 5 (Sept 8)

MW: Juan Andres Cabrera (9-1) vs. Martin Kozak (6-0)

BW: Apollo Gomes (12-2) vs. TBD

FLY: Frank Silva (8-0-1) vs. Colton Loud (7-1)

Episode 6 (Sept 15)

WW: Luis Hernandez (7-0) vs. TBD

WSW: Hailai Wushamo (10-1) vs. Camila Reynoso (9-1)

Episode 7 (Sept 22)

LHW: Damian Piwowarczyk (11-4) vs. Emilio Quissua (8-0)

FLY: Marcos Degli (14-3) vs. Paris Moran (14-3)

Episode 8 (Sept 29)

MW: Igor Cavalcanti (13-2) vs. Oscar Ravello (13-3-1)

FW: Luca Borando (9-1) vs. Ian Escuza (7-0)