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Forbes
6 days ago
- Sport
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Dana White's Contender Series - Season 9, Week 1 Results
The ninth season of Dana White's Contender Series begins tonight, Tuesday, August 12, from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This season, Season 9 of the DWCS fight cards runs for 10 weeks. The fighters are competing to earn a UFC contract. Five fights are scheduled for this week's event in three different weight divisions. We will have live results, reactions, video highlights, and a list of UFC contract winners as the DWCS fight card takes place. Since the DWCS began in 2017, UFC CEO Dana White has awarded 287 UFC contracts to the competitors. Last year, in Season 8 of the DWCS , White handed out 42 UFC deals. Three fighters have become UFC champions after appearing on a DWCS card: Sean O'Malley, Jamahal Hill, and Jack Della Maddalena. Season 9, Episode 1 of the DWCS airs on ESPN+ at 7:00 p.m. ET. DWCS Season 9 Episode 1 Results - Winners DWCS Season 9 Episode 1 Results - Losers DWCS Season 9 Episode 1 Fight Card Results UFC Tonight: DWCS Season 9 Episode 1 Results Middleweight: Ilian Bouafia (6-0) vs. Neemias Santana (7-2-1) Welterweight: Ty Miller (5-0) vs. Jimmy Drago (7-2) Middleweight: Baysangur Susurkaev (8-0) vs. Murtaza Talha (7-1) Featherweight: Radley da Silva (7-1) vs. George Mangos (7-0) Middleweight: Christopher Ewert (7-0) vs. Yuri Panferov (8-1) DWCS Season 9 Episode 1 Results: Video Highlights DWCS Season 9 Episode 1: Official Scorecards Ilian Bouafia Vs. Neemias Santana A middleweight matchup between Ilian Bouafia and Neemias Santana is slated to headline the first episode of Season 9 of the DWCS. Bouafia brings a 6-0 record into the event. He is a 6-foot-five inch kickboxer, who last competed under the Ares FC banner. Bouafia's most recent fight was a February 2025 unanimous decision win over Paulin Begai. The bout marked the first time Boufia went the distance. His previous five outings ended via knockout, with four of those stoppages coming in the first round and the other in the second stanza. Santana is 7-2-1 over his career. He checks in at 6-foot-two. Santana is coming off a second-round knockout win over Marcos Vinicius on a March 2025 LFA card. He is 3-0-1 heading into Tuesday and has not lost since 2022. According to BetOnline, Bouafia is a -260 betting favorite over the +175 Santana. Bouafia uses his length well and uses a technical kickboxing style. As for Santana, he is a pressure fighter, who looks to use his power to wrap things up. The pick is Bouafia to win via knockout, but Santana, thanks to his approach, might be a pick to score an upset KO. Radley da Silva Vs. George Mangos This Radley da Silva vs. George Mangos bout takes place at featherweight. Da Silva (7-1) is a three-time defending featherweight champ under the Battlefield Fight League banner. The 30-year-old last defended that title in January with a second-round submission win over Drew Brokenshire. Da Silva has three submission wins, three decision victories and one KO. His only loss came in his first pro bout in 2013. Like his opponent in this scrap, the 21-year-old Mangos (7-0) is a defending champion. He won the HEX Fight Series crown in 2024 and has defended that belt, most recently knocking out Ethan Thomas in 34 seconds in their March 2025 scrap. Mangos has five submissions and two knockout wins. He has gone into the third round once. The current betting odds for Da Silva vs. Mangos has Mangos listed at -150 and Da Silva at +120. Both of these men are good grapplers, but Mangos might have the advantage there. He is also the better striker. With his better all-around skillset, the betting pick is for a Mangos decision win. Ty Miller Vs. Jimmy Drago In the middle of Tuesday's DWCS fight card is a welterweight matchup between Ty Miller and Jimmy Drago. Miller brings a perfect 5-0-0-1 record with him into the contest. The 25-year-old Miller is coming off a no contest on an LFA card in December. Before that he three knockouts and two decision victories. Drago is a former Ring of Combat champ. The 7-2-0-1 fighter is also coming off a no contest in his most recent matchup, a March 2025 scrap under the Cage Fury banner. Drago has four knockouts, two decisions and one submission win. He has one knockout loss and one submission setback. The betting odds for this bout find Miller at -185 and Drago at +155. The pick is for Miller to score a decision victory. Christopher Ewert Vs. Yuri Panferov Christopher Ewert and Yuri Panferov are scheduled to meet at 185 pounds. Ewert is a perfect 7-0 since making his pro debut in 2022. The 31-year-old was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 317, but a massive weight miss cost him that opportunity and his UFC contract. However, the promotion is giving him a second chance at a contract via the DWCS. Ewert has five knockouts and two decisions. He last fought in January of this year, going the distance on a Fury FC card. Panferov has an 8-1 record. The 28-year-old competed on the DWCS in 2023, losing to Torrez Finney via rear naked choke. Since that setback, Panferov is 2-0 with two knockout victories for CES. He has not fought since November 2024. Three of his career wins are by knockout, and the other five have come via submission. Panferov's most recent fight ended with 10 seconds left in the third stanza. Ewert is a -170 betting favorite over the +140 Panferov. Look for Ewert to be motivated to earn a UFC contract in this matchup after missing weight for UFC 317. He should be able to exploit the gaps in Panferov's striking and get a knockout win. Baysangur Susurkaev Vs. Murtaza Talha Opening Season 9 of the DWCS is a middleweight fight between Baysangur Susurkaev and Murtaza Talha. Susurkaev is the biggest favorite on the card at -350. He has an 8-0 record with seven knockouts and one decision. The 24-year-old is coming off a knockout on a February Fury FC card. The only question about Susurkaev is that he is taking this fight on short notice. The 29-year-old Talha fell short in 2023 when he had an opportunity to earn a DWCS deal. In that matchup, Rodolfo Bellato knocked out Talha in the second round. Since then, Talha is 1-0 with a win over Oleg Klimov who was 0-1 as a pro. So, it is a bit of a head scratcher as to why he is getting a second look on the DWCS. Talha is a +275 underdog. The pick is for Susurkaev to pick up a knockout win. We will have more on Season 9 of the DWCS as the events take place. On Tuesday night, we will have results, reactions and contract winners for Season 9, Episode 1 of the Dana White Contender Series.
Forbes
11-08-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 1: Odds And Predictions
The ninth season of Dana White's Contender Series kicks off on Tuesday, August 12 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This season, Season 9 of the Tuesday night fight cards runs for 10 weeks. The fighters are competing to earn a UFC contract. Five fights are scheduled for this week's event in three different weight divisions. Since the DWCS began in 2017, UFC CEO Dana White has awarded 287 UFC contracts to the competitors. Last year, in Season 8 of the DWCS , White handed out 42 UFC deals. Three fighters have become UFC champions after appearing on a DWCS card: Sean O'Malley, Jamahal Hill, and Jack Della Maddalena. Season 9, Episode 1 of the DWCS airs on ESPN+ at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the matchups, betting odds, picks, and predictions for the August 12 DWCS fight card. Ilian Bouafia Vs. Neemias Santana A middleweight matchup between Ilian Bouafia and Neemias Santana is slated to headline the first episode of Season 9 of the DWCS. Bouafia brings a 6-0 record into the event. He is a 6-foot-five inch kickboxer, who last competed under the Ares FC banner. Bouafia's most recent fight was a February 2025 unanimous decision win over Paulin Begai. The bout marked the first time Boufia went the distance. His previous five outings ended via knockout, with four of those stoppages coming in the first round and the other in the second stanza. Santana is 7-2-1 over his career. He checks in at 6-foot-two. Santana is coming off a second-round knockout win over Marcos Vinicius on a March 2025 LFA card. He is 3-0-1 heading into Tuesday and has not lost since 2022. According to BetOnline, Bouafia is a -260 betting favorite over the +175 Santana. Bouafia uses his length well and uses a technical kickboxing style. As for Santana, he is a pressure fighter, who looks to use his power to wrap things up. The pick is Bouafia to win via knockout, but Santana, thanks to his approach, might be a pick to score an upset KO. Radley da Silva Vs. George Mangos This Radley da Silva vs. George Mangos bout takes place at featherweight. Da Silva (7-1) is a three-time defending featherweight champ under the Battlefield Fight League banner. The 30-year-old last defended that title in January with a second-round submission win over Drew Brokenshire. Da Silva has three submission wins, three decision victories and one KO. His only loss came in his first pro bout in 2013. Like his opponent in this scrap, the 21-year-old Mangos (7-0) is a defending champion. He won the HEX Fight Series crown in 2024 and has defended that belt, most recently knocking out Ethan Thomas in 34 seconds in their March 2025 scrap. Mangos has five submissions and two knockout wins. He has gone into the third round once. The current betting odds for Da Silva vs. Mangos has Mangos listed at -150 and Da Silva at +120. Both of these men are good grapplers, but Mangos might have the advantage there. He is also the better striker. With his better all-around skillset, the betting pick is for a Mangos decision win. Ty Miller Vs. Jimmy Drago In the middle of Tuesday's DWCS fight card is a welterweight matchup between Ty Miller and Jimmy Drago. Miller brings a perfect 5-0-0-1 record with him into the contest. The 25-year-old Miller is coming off a no contest on an LFA card in December. Before that he three knockouts and two decision victories. Drago is a former Ring of Combat champ. The 7-2-0-1 fighter is also coming off a no contest in his most recent matchup, a March 2025 scrap under the Cage Fury banner. Drago has four knockouts, two decisions and one submission win. He has one knockout loss and one submission setback. The betting odds for this bout find Miller at -185 and Drago at +155. The pick is for Miller to score a decision victory. Christopher Ewert Vs. Yuri Panferov Christopher Ewert and Yuri Panferov are scheduled to meet at 185 pounds. Ewert is a perfect 7-0 since making his pro debut in 2022. The 31-year-old was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 317, but a massive weight miss cost him that opportunity and his UFC contract. However, the promotion is giving him a second chance at a contract via the DWCS. Ewert has five knockouts and two decisions. He last fought in January of this year, going the distance on a Fury FC card. Panferov has an 8-1 record. The 28-year-old competed on the DWCS in 2023, losing to Torrez Finney via rear naked choke. Since that setback, Panferov is 2-0 with two knockout victories for CES. He has not fought since November 2024. Three of his career wins are by knockout, and the other five have come via submission. Panferov's most recent fight ended with 10 seconds left in the third stanza. Ewert is a -170 betting favorite over the +140 Panferov. Look for Ewert to be motivated to earn a UFC contract in this matchup after missing weight for UFC 317. He should be able to exploit the gaps in Panferov's striking and get a knockout win. Baysangur Susurkaev Vs. Murtaza Talha Opening Season 9 of the DWCS is a middleweight fight between Baysangur Susurkaev and Murtaza Talha. Susurkaev is the biggest favorite on the card at -350. He has an 8-0 record with seven knockouts and one decision. The 24-year-old is coming off a knockout on a February Fury FC card. The only question about Susurkaev is that he is taking this fight on short notice. The 29-year-old Talha fell short in 2023 when he had an opportunity to earn a DWCS deal. In that matchup, Rodolfo Bellato knocked out Talha in the second round. Since then, Talha is 1-0 with a win over Oleg Klimov who was 0-1 as a pro. So, it is a bit of a head scratcher as to why he is getting a second look on the DWCS. Talha is a +275 underdog. The pick is for Susurkaev to pick up a knockout win. We will have more on Season 9 of the DWCS as the events take place. On Tuesday night, we will have results, reactions and contract winners for Season 9, Episode 1 of the Dana White Contender Series.
Forbes
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Schedule: August Fight Cards
The ninth season of Dana White's Contender Series gets underway in August. The full season runs from August 12 through October 14 and features five fights per card. At stake in each contest is a UFC contract. Last year, in Season 8 of the DWCS , UFC CEO Dana White awarded 42 UFC deals. Through the history of the DWCS, 287 UFC contracts have been awarded. Three fighters have become UFC champions after appearing on a DWCS card: Sean O'Malley, Jamahal Hill, and Jack Della Maddalena. Below, we look at the first three fight cards for the 2025 edition of the DWCS. All DWCS events take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and stream on ESPN+ UFC 319 Main Card Set With High-Stakes Featherweight Co-Main Event DWCS Season 9 Week 1: August 12, 2025 Middleweight: Ilian Bouafia vs. Neemias Santana Welterweight: Ty Miller vs. Jimmy Drago Middleweight: Damian Pinas vs. Murtaza Talha Featherweight: Radley da Silva vs. George Mangos Middleweight: Christopher Ewert vs. Yuri Panferov UFC 320 Main Event: Magomed Ankalaev Vs. Alex Pereira 2 Opening Odds DWCS Season 9 Week 2: August 19, 2025 Featherweight: Manuel Exposito vs. José Mauro Delano Middleweight: Jonathan Kunneman vs. Cameron Rowston Bantamweight: Louis Lee Scott vs. Kaushik Saikumar Heavyweight: Josh Hokit vs. Guilherme Uriel Featherweight: Tommy Cuozzi vs. Ramiro Jimenez UFC 321 Main Event: Tom Aspinall Vs. Ciryl Gane Opening Betting Odds DWCS Season 9 Week 3: August 26, 2025 Light Heavyweight: Vitor Ferreira Costa vs. Ryan Gandra Featherweight: Márcio Barbosa vs. Damon Wilson Light Heavyweight: Alik Lorenz vs. Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev Lightweight: Cristian Pérez vs. Manoel Sousa Heavyweight: Brando Peričić vs. Elisha Ellison UFC Announces First Six Fights For Perth Card Including Main Event Over the past three seasons of the DWCS, White has awarded 131 UFC contracts. The season high came in 2023 when 46 contracts were doled out. In 2022 that number was 43, while last year 42 fighters were offered deals. Before Season 6 in 2022, the most contracts White offered was 39 in Season 4. The DWCS season moved to 10 events per year in 2019 and has held steady at 10 since then. We will have previews and predictions for each DWCS Season 9 fight card, as well as results and reactions live at the DWCS events take place.
Washington Post
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board
ROME — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican's child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O'Malley , the retired archbishop of Boston. O'Malley was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, an advisory group Pope Francis established in 2014 to advise the church on best practices to fight abuse and protect children.
CTV News
04-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Trump says he plans to host UFC fight at the White House
President Donald Trump, left, talks to U.S. mixed martial artist Sean O'Malley, right, after he lost against unseen Georgian mixed martial artist Merab Dvalishvili during a UFC 316 event, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on June 7, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to host a UFC fight on White House grounds as he kicked off a series of events to mark America's 250th anniversary next year. 'Every one of our national park battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honour of America 250,' Trump said at the 'America 250' event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on the eve of the Fourth of July, adding: 'We're going to have a UFC fight – think of this – on the grounds of the White House.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the plans, adding that the president is 'dead serious.' 'We are in discussions with the White House about hosting a UFC event on site,' A UFC official told CNN, adding they had no additional details to share at this time. Trump has longstanding ties to the UFC organization and its CEO Dana White. Trump's friendship with White goes back to at least 2001, when White was struggling to secure a venue for a UFC fight and Trump agreed to host it at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. White went on to emerge as a key surrogate for Trump in 2024, and Trump chose White to introduce him at the Republican National Convention last July. Last month, the president attended a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey. And while attending a fight in Miami in April, Trump became the first sitting president to attend a UFC event, also participating in the 'walkout' traditionally reserved for athletes. Months earlier, shortly after his victory in November, Trump attended a UFC fight in New York City, where he was cheered upon his arrival to a ringside seat, feted with a special video celebrating his win. Thursday's announcement, like his previous appearances at UFC events, highlights the alignment between the mixed martial arts brand and the young men who helped propel Trump back to the White House. Trump, who has long styled himself a 'fighter,' successfully tapped into the male-oriented podcast sphere during his 2024 campaign. Many such podcasters discuss physical fitness, promote traditional traits of masculinity and often share a deep appreciation for mixed martial arts, specifically UFC. At Thursday's event, Trump added that the festivities for the country's milestone birthday would also include other professional and amateur sporting events. High school athletes will participate in what Trump called the 'Patriot Games,' a televised competition led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, the president previewed. By Kaanita Iyer and Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN CNN's Betsy Klein and Kit Maher contributed to this report.
