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. Guilherme Uriel (7-2, Evolution Combat MMA, Brazil)
6. Anthony Wint (6-0, Kill Cliff FC, United States)

Light Heavyweight

1. Damian Piwowarczyk (11-4, Uniq Fight Club, Poland)

Middleweight

1. Nick Galanti (7-1, Dante Rivera BJJ, United States)
2. Brandon Holmes (6-1, TNT Martial Arts & Fitness, United States)
3. Martin Kozak (6-0, Mattix MMA, Slovakia)
4. Joseph Kropschot (8-3, Team Santos Jiu Jitsu, United States)
5. Jon Kunneman (10-0, Jackson-Winklejohn MMA, United States)
6. Carlos Petruzella (15-1, Brothers of Life MMA, Argentina)
7. Modestino Rodrigues (7-1, Revira Black Team, Brazil)
8. Darcy Vendy (9-3, Shindo New Breed, Australia)***RUMORED

Welterweight

1. Gary Balletto Jr (11-3, Tri-Force MMA, United States)
2. Sean Clancy Jr (8-0, Higher Level Martial Arts, Scotland)
3. Namo Fazil (10-1, Tiger Muay Thai, United States)
4. Ronald Humphrey (4-0, American Top Team, United States)
5. Busurman Zhumagul (5-0, Webb Fitness & MMA, Kyrgyzstan)***RUMORED

Lightweight

1. Liam McCracken (8-1, Aspire Combat Sports Academy, England)
2. Logan Paxton (10-1, Havoc MMA, United States)
3. Cristian Perez (14-2, The GOAT Shed, Mexico)
4. Hunter Smith (8-1, Performance Evolution Training Center, United States)

Featherweight

1. Nikolay Grozdev (11-2, SBG Ireland, Moldova/Ireland)***RUMORED
2. Tom Pagliarulo (10-2, New England Cartel, United States)
3. Tyshawn Williams (8-0, Xtreme Couture, United States)

Bantamweight

1. Aboubakar Younousov (8-0, MMA Factory, France)***RUMORED

Flyweight

1. Alexander Chavez (9-0, Pitbull Martial Arts Center, Peru)
2. Roque Conceicao (11-3, Revira Black Team, Brazil)
3. Jeremy de la Mata (10-0, Doble A, Peru)***RUMORED
4. Marcos Degli (14-3, Vale Top Team, Brazil)
5. Bilal Hasan (8-0, Charlie’s Combat Club, United States)
6. Colton Loud (7-1 Genesis BJJ, United States)
7. Paris Moran (14-3, Gracie Barra, United States)
8. Mridul Saikia (9-1, Bidang MMA & Fitness Gym, India)
9. Frank Silva (8-0-1, Renovacao Coari Team, Brazil)

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)

WW: Namo Fazil (10-1) vs. TBD

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

Episode 2 (Aug 18)

LW: Logan Paxton (10-1) 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)

FLY: Roque Conceicao (11-3) vs. TBD

Episode 4 (Sept 1)

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

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

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

Episode 5 (Sept 8)

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

Episode 7 (Sept 22)

FLY: Marcos Degli (14-3) vs. TBD