Dana White's Contender Series: Your complete guide to Season 4

The fourth season of Dana White’s Contender Series is right around the corner.

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Season 4 was slated to kick off June 23. Postponed due to the pandemic, it’s expected to premiere Aug. 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, run through September, and possibly into October.

With the return of the series, there will be a lot of fight announcements and contract signings involving UFC hopefuls. It’s understandable that it might be difficult to keep up with all of the transactions, but that’s where MMA Junkie comes in.

Below is a compilation of all the fighters and fights known for the upcoming season. The fighters and fights all have been broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie.

Latest news

• Middleweight Jordan Williams targeted for Aug. 11 lineup
• Kenny Cross vs. Kevin Syler targeted for Aug. 4 lineup
• Rafael Alves vs. Alejandro Flores targeted for Aug. 25 lineup
• Victor Martinez vs. Tucker Lutz targeted for Aug. 25 lineup
• Mana Martinez vs. Drako Rodriguez targeted for Sept. 1 lineup

Confirmed lineups

Aug. 4
Kenny Cross vs. Kevin Syler
Mana Martinez vs. Drako Rodriguez
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Aug. 11
JP Buys vs. Nate Smith
Joe Pfyer vs. TBA
T.J. Laramie vs. Daniel Swain
Jordan Williams vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Aug. 18
Chad Johnson vs. Josh Parisian
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Aug. 25
Mike Breeden vs. Anthony Romero
Kyron Bowen vs. Collin Huckbody
Rafael Alves vs. Alejandro Flores
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 1
Cody Brundage vs. William Knight
Jose Johnson vs. Ronnie Lawrence
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 8
Khadzhi Bestaev vs. Phil Hawes
Tafon Nchukwi vs. Al Matavao
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Season 4 roster

(Record | Last promotion | Fighting out of)

Heavyweights

• Chad Johnson (6-1 | LFA | Wisconsin)
• Josh Parisian (12-3 | WXC | Michigan)

Light heavyweights

• Ibo Aslan (8-0 | Vendetta | Austria)
• Jose Augusto Azevedo (6-2 | Centro Oeste Fight | Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil)
• Cody Brundage (5-0 | Lights Out Championship | Michigan)

• Dustin Jacoby (11-5 | SCL | Fort Morgan, Colo.)

• William Knight (7-1 | CES MMA | Connecticut)
• Matheus Scheffel (14-6 | Future FC | Parana, Brazil)
• Tafon Nchukwi (3-0 | CFFC | Cameroon)
• Al Matavao (8-2 | Destiny MMA/Alaska FC | American Samoa)

Middleweights

• Khadzhi Bestaev (10-3 | Gladiator Challenge | San Jose, Calif.)
• Kyron Bowen (10-4 | MFC/MMAX FC | Illinois)
• Phil Hawes (7-2 | Brave CF | Iowa)
• Collin Huckbody (7-2 | North Star Combat | Saint Cloud, Minn)
• Jordan Williams (8-3 | DWCS | Menomonee Falls, Wisc.)

Welterweights

• TBA

Lightweights

• Rafael Alves (18-9 | Titan FC | Belem, Para, Brazil)
• Mike Breeden (8-2 | LFA | Missouri)
• Kenny Cross (10-3 | Lights Out Championship | Michigan)
• Alejandro Flores (17-2 | Combate Americas | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
• Tucker Lutz (9-1 | Shogun Fights | Reisterstown, Md.)
• Victor Martinez (12-4 | Fury FC/Combate Americas | Pharr, Texas)
• Anthony Romero (7-0 | Ohio Combat League/KOTC | Canada)
• Kevin Syler (10-0 | Combate Bolivia MMA | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)

Featherweights

• T.J. Laramie (11-3 | PFC | Ontario, Canada)
• Daniel Swain (20-9-1 | M-1 Challenge | Washington)

Bantamweights

• Jose Johnson (11-5 | LFA/WXC | Flint, Mich.)
• Ronnie Lawrence (5-1 | LFA | Nashville)
• Mana Martinez (6-1 | Fury FC | Texas)
• Drako Rodriguez (6-1 | KOTC | Sioux, City, Iowa)
• Adrian Yanez (10-3 | Fury FC | Houston)

Flyweights

• JP Buys (8-2 | LFA | Gauteng, South Africa)

• Jeffrey Molina (7-2 | FAC | Missouri)
• Jerome Rivera (9-2 | LFA | Santa Fe, N.M.)
• Brandon Royval (10-4 | LFA | Denver, Colo.)*
• Jacob Silva (6-2 | Fury FC | Houston)
• Nate Smith (6-0 | LFA | Chicago, Illinois)

Women’s featherweights

• TBA

Women’s bantamweights

• TBA

Women’s flyweights

• TBA

Women’s strawweight

• TBA

* = Signed to UFC prior to scheduled DWCS bout