title: Dana White's Contender Series (season 3)
text: # Dana White's Contender Series (season 3)
  
  In May 2018 it was confirmed that season 3 of Dana White's Contender Series would commence in June 2019 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package. In April 2019, the schedule was elaborated, the series beginning on June 18, 2019 and ending on August 20, 2019. The promotion's name also got shortened from Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series to Dana White's Contender Series.
  
  ## Week 1 - June 18
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Punahele Soriano and Yorgan De Castro
  
  ## Week 2 - June 25
  
  * ↑ Originally a welterweight bout; Reyna missed weight.
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Miles Johns and Miguel Baeza
  
  ## Week 3 - July 9
  
  * ↑ Originally a submission (neck crank) win for Trocoli; overturned after he tested positive for nandrolone.
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Joe Solecki, Antonio Trocoli Hunter Azure, Maki Pitolo, and Jonathan Pearce
  
  ## Week 4 - July 16
  
  * ↑ Originally a featherweight bout; Syler missed weight.
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Antônio Arroyo, Ode' Osbourne, Don'Tale Mayes, and Brendan Allen
  
  ## Week 5 - July 23
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Sean Woodson, Jamahal Hill, and Billy Quarantillo
  
  ## Week 6 - July 30
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Aleksa Camur, Aalon Cruz, Tracy Cortez, and Rodrigo Nascimento
  
  ## Week 7 - August 6
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Omar Morales, Herbert Burns, and André Muniz
  
  ## Week 8 - August 13
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Brok Weaver, Sarah Alpar, and Tony Gravely
  * William Knight was signed to a development league contract
  
  ## Week 9 - August 20
  
  * ↑ Originally a bantamweight bout; Garcia missed weight.
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Philip Rowe
  
  ## Week 10 - August 27
  
  * ↑ Brown was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal kick.
  
  ### Contract awards
  
  The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
  
  * Duško Todorović, Peter Barrett, and T.J. Brown
  