.Sep 10, 2024, 10:15 PM ET" Dana White's Opponent Series" returns for Period 8 on Aug. thirteen. The series, which has actually been a pipeline to the UFC for best talent coming from worldwide, has actually helped the UFC discover some of the most ideal boxers in the sport today featuring bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as former lightweight big-time champ Jamahal Hill.There are actually likewise several leading leads that have found a home in the UFC by means of the show such as Bo Nickal, Port Della Maddalena, Payton Talbott, as well as Jailton Almeida. Will definitely Time 8 of DWCS generate the sporting activity's upcoming potential star?Here are the competitors to watch, matchups and come from every week: Laura Sanko's leading competitors to watchESPN spoke with UFC expert Laura Sanko to acquire a list of the competitors she is most excited to see on this season of DWCS. "There is a surfacing style this year," Sanko informed ESPN. "Most of the competitors a really youthful, however they appear to be all set for this phase. They pass the eye examination greater than the competitors in previous years." Austin Bashi, featherweightRecord: 12-0Age: 22Fighting out of: West Bloomfield Territory, MichiganBashi is one of the most effective prospects in each of mixed martial arts. He gets in DWCS Period 8 having ended up each of his last 4 opponents (three submissions, one KO). He has a wrestling background, however he possesses striking that his enemy must appreciation. In spite of his grow older, Bashi has actually dealt with and beaten high-ranking competitors. Just two matches earlier, he sent Askar Askar an additional highly-touted prospect. Bashi possesses what it requires a champ one day.Artem Vakhitov, light heavyweightRecord: 2-1Age: 33Fighting away from: Prokopyevsk, RussiaVakhitov possesses little bit of professional MMA knowledge, but he is actually a past Splendor kickboxing champ. Most particularly, Vakhitov was the final guy to trump UFC lightweight big-time champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. And also's why he is actually making this step, he is actually coming for Pereira.How to watch the fightsWatch "Dana White's Challenger Collection" on ESPN+: Acquire ESPN+ here.There's also FightCenter, which supplies statistics as well as study for every UFC as well as DWCS memory card.' Dana White's Competitor Collection' competitions and end results: Week 1 results: Welterweight: Rami Hamed def. Ding Meng by consentaneous decision * Featherweight: Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez by KO1 * Men's flyweight: Lone'er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho by KO1 * Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wesley Schultz through TKO2 * Illumination heavyweight: Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani by TKO2 * Kavanagh, Delgado, Lopes and also Abdul-Malik were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 2 end results: * Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson def. Rub Pytlik by TKO2 * Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha by TKO1 * Men's bantamweight: Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by consentaneous decisionMiddleweight: Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston by unanimous decision * Guys's bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Billy Brand Name through SUB1 * Haddon, Romious, Kuniev and Gustafsson were each awarded a UFC contractWeek 3 results: * Featherweight: Bogdan Graduate def. Michael Aswell through split selection * Men's bantamweight: Malcolm Wellmaker def. Adam Bramhald by KO1 ** Guys's flyweight: Nick Piccininni def. Jack Duffy by split decision * Middleweight: Andrey Pulyaev def. Liam Anderson through unanimous selection * Middleweight: Marco Tulio def. Matthieu Duclos through TKO2 * Wellmaker, Tulio, Graduate and also Pulyaev were actually each granted a UFC arrangement ** Piccininni and Duffy were actually provided a rematch at DWCS Time 8, Incident 10Week 4 results: * Welterweight: Seok Hyun Ko def. Igor Cavalcanti by consensual selection * Middleweight: Djorden Santos def. Will certainly Currie by consentaneous decision * Featherweight: Austin Bashi vs. Dorian Ramos by SUB2 * Women's flyweight: Yuneisy Duben def. Shannon Clark through KO1 * Lightweight: Quillan Salkilld def. Gauge Young through consensual choice * Salkilld, Duben, Bashi, Santos, and also Ko were actually each rewarded a UFC contractWeek 5 outcomes: * Lightweight big-time: Navajo Stirling def. Phil Latu TKO2Middleweight: Yousri Belgaroui def. Taiga Iwasaki by TKO3 * Featherweight: Josias Musasa def. Otari Tanzilovi by split choice * Women's flyweight: Nicolle Caliari def. Corinne Laframboise through SUB1 * Caliari, Musasa and Stirling were each granted a UFC contractWeek 6 competitions: Men's bantamweight: Aaron Tau vs. Elijah SmithHeavyweight: Talisson Teixeira vs. Arthur LopesWelterweight: Joey Hart vs. Benjamin BennettMiddleweight: Ateba Gautier vs. Yura NaitoLightweight: Ahmad Hassanzada vs. Dylan MantelloWeek 7 competitions: Top cat: Bailey Schoenfelder vs. Danylo VoievodkinWelterweight: Daniel Frunza vs. Vadym KutsyiLight big-time: Kevin Christian vs. Francesco MazzeoWeek 8 matches: TBAWeek 9 matchups: TBAWeek 10 matches: TBA.