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Dana White’s Contender Series returns for its 10th Season on Aug. 11.

DWCS 2026: Week 1 goes down at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Anthony Wint and Matthew Adams. Both Wint and Adams successfully made the heavyweight limit. The four other fights on the undercard are also set, with everyone making weight.

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Former New York Jets linebacker Wint (6-0) has a lot of hype behind him going into his DWCS bout. He has finished five of his six professional wins since making his debut in 2023. The undefeated prospect successfully made the heavyweight limit, coming in at 234 pounds.

Meanwhile, Adams (6-2) went on a five-fight winning streak after suffering a loss in his mixed martial arts debut in 2023. Adams’ streak ended with a submission loss in an LFA title fight against the undefeated Arslan Bilalov. He has since rebounded with a first-round knockout win this past March. “Bad” also successfully made weigh…

It seems that Professional Fighters League fans will be waiting a while to see Dakota Ditcheva compete again.Dakota Ditcheva reinjured both hands against Denise Kielholtz at PFL New York and expects to be sidelined before a potential Liz Carmouche fightDitcheva (16-0, 11-0 PFL) is once again dealing with hand injuries. The 28-year-old earned a unanimous decision victory over Bellator MMA veteran Denise Kielholtz in the PFL New York co-main event, with “Dangerous” sweeping the scorecards. The British fighter, who is ranked No. 10 in Sherdog’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings, revealed on her YouTube channel that she had reinjured both hands.

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“Breaking news. I am injured again,” Ditcheva said in the vlog. “I broke my hands in the [Kielholtz] fight. I could feel it from the second I started the second round. I didn't tell my corner. I didn't tell anybody. I didn't show it this time. And I didn't actually tell anybody until I got out of the cage.”

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Bella Mir looks to follow in her father's footsteps as she gears up to fight for a Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

Mir (4-0) will face Alex Apodaca (3-1) in a bantamweight matchup that headlines Season 10 Week 3 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently confirmed the matchup on social media.

Frank Mir’s daughter Bella Mir headlines DWCS against Alex Apodaca Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir’s daughter Bella is targeting a spot on the UFC roster. The bout will mark her fifth professional MMA bout and her first fight in over a year. The 23-year-old last competed in July 2025, submitting Stephanie Calderon in the first round under the Fury FC banner.

She made her MMA debut in 2020 before taking nearly three years away from competition to focus on developing her grappling. Meanwhile, Apodaca enters the matchup on a three-fight winning streak, including a decision victory over Devon McDonald in her most recent Fury FC appearanc…