Season 5 of Dana White's Contender Series commenced in August 2021 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.
Week 1 - August 31
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Azamat Murzakanov, Joanderson Brito, Victor Altamirano, Carlos Candelario, and AJ Fletcher
Week 2 - September 7
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Josh Quinlan, Chidi Njokuani, Saimon Oliveira, C.J. Vergara, and Chad Anheliger
Week 3 - September 14
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Jailton Almeida, Albert Duraev, Łukasz Brzeski, Jack Della Maddalena, and Jasmine Jasudavicius
Week 4 - September 21
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez
Week 5 - September 28
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Ihor Potieria and Daniel Zellhuber
Week 6 - October 5
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Mike Malott, Carlos Hernandez, Fernie Garcia, and Genaro Valdéz
Week 7 - October 12
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Viacheslav Borshchev
Week 8 - October 19
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Jonny Parsons, Piera Rodríguez, Caio Borralho, and Armen Petrosyan
Week 9 - October 26
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Cristian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat, Karine Silva, and Manuel Torres
Week 10 - November 2
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Hayisaer Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse
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