Numerous fighters have earned a contract with the UFC since the show began eight weeks ago, including a controversial former NFL player who is turning heads in the world of MMA<\/a>.<\/p>\n While this week\u2019s cohort seems more down-to-earth, there are still some impressive fighters to look out for on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brazilian prospect Paulo da Silva looks likely to pick up a win on this week\u2019s episode of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series, as he takes on a fighter without a win in their career.<\/p>\n Da Silva looks like one of the top young fighters on this year\u2019s series, boasting 11 wins and just 1 loss in his career so far, despite being only 23 years old.<\/p>\n \u201cPH\u201d is a specialist in making his opponents tap out, as all of those victories have come through various painful submission holds in the octagon.<\/p>\n His opponent is Rashid Vagabov, a fighter with just one fight (a loss) to his name, who should be easy pickings for da Silva.<\/p>\n 2. Kurtis Campbell<\/p>\n Another fighter expected to beat his inexperienced opponent is Kurtis Campbell, the English Featherweight who walks into Las Vegas with a perfect record to defend.<\/p>\n Nicknamed \u201cThe Pink Panther\u201d, Campbell has won all 7 of his professional fights, mainly via knockout, as only two of his fights have ended in decision.<\/p>\n The Englishman looks like one to beat on this week\u2019s Dana White\u2019s Contender Series, with his opponent looking unlikely to pick up a shock win on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Demba Sack has only had one professional fight so far. While it ended in victory, it may be too soon for his UFC journey to start with a contract from White.<\/p>\n 3. Christopher Alvidrez<\/p>\n One of the most interesting fights on the card is the battle between Christopher Alvidrez and Eliezer Kubanza, although we think the American will just about eke past his shorter opponent to win the UFC deal.<\/p>\n Alvidrez is two inches taller than Kubanza, and even a small advantage at this level can make all the difference.<\/p>\n He is a knockout artist with huge power in his gloves, landing first-round KOs in his last four fights, with a fifth one almost guaranteeing him a UFC contract in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n 4. Magno Dias<\/p>\n The Bantamweight contest features two impressive fighters, but Magno Dias looks poised to impress against Louis Jourdain.<\/p>\n Being nicknamed \u201cThe Violence\u201d says it all, really. The Brazilian is part of the Fighting Nerds<\/a> team, training alongside UFC stars like Carlos Prates<\/a> and Jean Silva<\/a> to become a top fighter with UFC ambitions.<\/p>\n The Brazilian could be one for the future, given the incredible success of his teammates in recent years.<\/p>\n While Jourdain has a better record going into this bout, expect Dias to bring the violence in the octagon to earn himself a UFC contract.<\/p>\n 5. Vitor Costa<\/p>\n The main event of episode 8 of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series features two impressive Middleweight fighters who look like future stars in the UFC.<\/p>\n Vitor Costa is an 8-1 Brazilian, while Damian Pinas is a 7-1 Aruban, with very little to separate these two hopefuls in the UFC APEX.<\/p>\n However, Costa has proved his talent as a champion in Jungle Fight, landing 4 round 1 finishes in a row in his last 4 fights, with a mixture of knockout blows and guillotine submissions.<\/p>\n He should be too much for Pinas to handle and earn himself a deal with Dana White on an exciting episode of the Contender Series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After an incredible week of action on the latest episode of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series, episode 8 has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,958,108962,786,785,85,787],"class_list":["post-165581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dana-white","tag-dana-whites-contender-series","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Dana](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1943454556-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Mike Roach\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images1. Paulo da Silva<\/p>\n