Season 6 of Dana White's Contender Series commenced in July 2022 and in the US is exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.
Week 1 – July 26
Background A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Willian Souza was booked as the fifth fight on this card. However, Souza missed weight by ten pounds and the Nevada Athletic Commission cancelled the bout.
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Joe Pyfer
Week 2 – August 2
Background It was announced on May 16, 2022 that Season 5 week 6 contender Shimon Smotritsky would be granted a second chance to win a UFC contract, having defeated former UFC fighter William Macário in his first bout following the Contender Series loss. The fight was against CES MMA's current Middleweight & Welterweight champion Billy Goff.
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Chris Duncan, Vinicius Salvador, Francis Marshall, Waldo Cortes-Acosta, and Billy Goff
Week 3 – August 9
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Jamal Pogues, Erik Silva, and Clayton Carpenter
Week 4 – August 16
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Esteban Ribovics, Claudio Ribeiro, Jose Johnson, Hailey Cowan, and Nazim Sadykhov
Week 5 – August 23
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Mick Parkin, Darrius Flowers, Jesus Santos Aguilar, Cameron Saaiman, and Denise Gomes
Week 6 – August 30
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Yusaku Kinoshita, Sedriques Dumas, Mateusz Rębecki, Victoria Dudakova, and Blake Bilder
Week 7 – September 6
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
• Vitor Petrino, Gabriel Bonfim, Karl Williams, and Ismael Bonfim
Week 8 – September 13
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Farid Basharat, Ikram Aliskerov, Trevor Peek, Bruna Brasil, and Daniel Marcos
Week 9 – September 20
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Brunno Ferreira, Raul Rosas Jr., Austen Lane, Nurullo Aliev, and Jafel Filho
Week 10 – September 27
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
Bo Nickal, Sam Patterson, Jack Jenkins, Rafael Ramos Estevam, and Mateus Mendonça
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