Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Collection planning is underway.
The UFC expertise acquisition sequence that pins promotional hopefuls towards each other in entrance of the corporate’s brass is anticipated to relaunch Aug. 13 and run for 10 weeks till Oct. 15.
Two folks with information of the state of affairs knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the timeline however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Some fighters have already been notified of their alternatives for this season.
DWCS launched in 2017. The primary two seasons featured eight episodes. A Brazil version adopted Season 2 with three tape-delayed episodes. In 2019, Season 3 featured 10 episodes – an episode rely that has maintained every season since.
The sequence has turn into the principle expertise funnel to the UFC, resulting in signings of future UFC champions and contenders equivalent to Sean O’Malley, Jamahal Hill, Geoff Neal, Alex Perez, Anthony Hernandez, Maycee Barber, Johnny Walker, Mayra Bueno Silva, Brendan Allen, Bo Nickal, Jack Della Maddalena, Jailton Almeida, and extra.
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