DWCS 77, opening night of the ninth year of Contender Series, is here! Tonight, another summer and early fall of midweek MMA action kicks off from the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV.
Through eight seasons of the show, nearly 300 fighters have graduated to MMA’s top promotion, the UFC. 42 of those fighters were signed to the promotion as a direct result of appearing on Contender Series last year.
Tonight, season nine of Contender Series begins with DWCS 77. Live coverage of the show is seen as usual on ESPN+, but it does so at the earlier start time of 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, so as to not conflict with this week’s final program-length episode of The Ultimate Fighter 33 on ESPN2.