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Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 4)

Find out which fighters earned UFC contracts in Las Vegas.

Drew Beaupre

(Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series rolled on this Tuesday, as 10 fighters entered the Octagon in Las Vegas, NV and fought for UFC contracts on Week 4.

New Faces At DWCS Week4

The action kicked off in the lightweight division when Eternal MMA Champion Quillan Salkilld met FAC veteran Gauge Young, followed by a women’s flyweight bout between unbeaten talents Yuneisy Duben and LFA Champion Shannon Clark.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 4)
Yuneisy Duben and Shannon Clark. / (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

Things moved to the featherweight division for the next bout between UWC Champion Dorian Ramos and the undefeated Austin Bashi, who previously held the Lights Out Championship bantamweight belt before he made the move back to 145 lbs. earlier this year.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 4)
Will Currie and Djorden Santos, / (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

Longtime Cage Warriors standout Will Currie also took on Thunder Fight Champion Djorden Santos in a middleweight contest, and in the night’s final bout Igor Cavalcanti put his unbeaten record on the line against Seok Hyeon Ko at welterweight.

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 4)
Igor Cavalcanti and Seok Hyeon Ko. / (Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

Dana White's Contender Series Results & Highlights (Season 8, Week 3)

Duben was a lock to earn a UFC contract the moment she floored Clark with a sensational one-punch knockout. Bashi also got the nod from Dana White thanks to a rear-naked choke victory, and Salkilld, Santos, and Ko all picked up UFC contracts after earning hard-fought decisions.

Quillan Salkilld def. Gauge Young

Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark

Austin Bashi def. Dorian Ramos

Djorden Santos def. Will Currie

Seok Hyeon Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti

Dana White's Contender Series Season 8, Week 4 (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

• Welterweight: Seok Hyeon Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

• Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Will Currie via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Featherweight: Austin Bashi def. Dorian Ramos via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R2, 3:15

• Women’s Flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark via KO: R1, 1:13

• Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Gauge Young via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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