This year’s season of Dana White’s Contender Series officially kicks off tonight (August 12) as 10 fighters meet at the UFC Apex to try and punch their ticket to the UFC.

On the same week that Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev will fight for the middleweight belt at UFC 319 and news broke of a huge new deal between the UFC and Paramount, MMA fans will be treated to a five-fight card in Las Vegas that boasts an undefeated fighter in every matchup.

Three of the fights will fittingly be contested at 185 lbs. as du Plessis prepares to try and defend his middleweight title for the third time this weekend against Chimaev, and Week 1 of DWCS also includes matchups in the featherweight and welterweight divisions.

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