Dana White's Contender Series season 5

Season 5 of Dana White's Contender Series will commence in August 2021 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN+, ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * Azamat Murzakanov, Joanderson Brito, Victor Altamirano, Carlos Candelario, and AJ Fletcher

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:


 * Josh Quinlan, Chidi Njokuani, Saimon Oliveira, C.J. Vergara, and Chad Anheliger

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * Jailton Almeida, Albert Duraev, Łukasz Brzeski, Jack Della Maddalena, and Jasmine Jasudavicius

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * Ihor Potieria and Daniel Zellhuber

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:


 * Mike Malott, Carlos Hernandez, Fernie Garcia, and Genaro Valdéz

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:


 * Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Vyacheslav Borshchev

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * Jonny Parsons, Piera Rodríguez, Caio Borralho, and Armen Petrosyan

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:


 * Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Cristian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat, Karine Silva, and Manuel Torres

Contract awards
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:
 * Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse