The lineup for the opening two weeks of the 10th season of
Dana White's Contender Series has been unveiled.

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the bout order during
the
UFC Abu Dhabi broadcast, confirming 10 fights across the first
two episodes of the annual prospect series, which returns to Meta
Apex in Las Vegas on Aug. 11. Each event will stream live on
Paramount+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

DWCS Season 10 opening fights feature Anthony Wint vs. Matthew
Adams and 10 UFC hopefuls

Dana White’s Contender Series has become one of the UFC’s primary
talent pipelines, producing numerous ranked contenders and
champions, including current light heavyweight king Carlos
Ulberg.

The upcoming season opener is headlined by a heavyweight clash
between Anthony
Wint and Matthew
Adams, while lightweight prospects Fabrizio
Escarrega and Abe
Alsaghir meet in the co-main event. The second episode's
headliner sees Namo Fazil
taking on Kaik Brito,
with
Dougles Henriques Rodrigues and Trent
Miller set to collide in the co-main event.

Here are the bouts featured in the first two weeks:

Week 1

Anthony
Wint vs. Matthew
Adams (heavyweight)
Fabrizio
Escarrega vs. Abe
Alsaghir (lightweight)
Bilal
Hasan vs. Mridul
Saikia (flyweight)
Tom
Pagliarulo vs. Ananias
Mulumba (featherweight)
Jonathan
Kunneman vs. Joseph
Kropschot (middleweight)

Week 2

Namo
Fazil vs. Kaik Brito
(welterweight)

Dougles Henriques Rodrigues vs. Trent
Miller (middleweight)
Logan
Paxton vs. Cristian
Perez (lightweight)
Alik
Lorenz vs. Mahamed Aly
(light heavyweight)
Roman
Puga vs. Taner
Trembley (featherweight)

It’s almost Tuesday Night time for the
return of DWCS! 🤩

Here’s the official bout order for Season 10’s first 2 weeks of the
show!

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— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
July 25, 2026

Jean
Silva won't desert his teammate out of fear of getting
embroiled in controversy.

Silva's
Fighting Nerds teammate Ilay
Barzilay (7-1) is from Israel, and like some athletes from the
country, Barzilay is facing backlash amidst the ongoing
Israel-Palestine conflict. Barzilay is scheduled to fight Lucas
Almeida (15-5) at
Gordon Fight Nights 1 on July 27 at Menorah Mivtachim Arena in
Tel Aviv and Silva is set to corner Barzilay for his upcoming
fight.

A fan recently noted that Silva being in the Israeli capital will
likely see him be labeled a ‘Zionist' in Brazil. However, the

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight refused to part
ways with his longtime teammate. “Lord†also says that he had to go
to Israel as none of their other Fighting Nerds teammates could
make it. The Brazilian also believes a win over Almeida could earn
Barzilay a spot on
Dana White's Contender Series.

“I’m here 100% because of the fight of the Fighting Nerds fighter
Illay, who’s one of my main sparring partners,†Silva wrote on X.
“Nobody could make it, and this fight could take him to the
contender series. He shows up for all my fights, I knew it was
gonna be controversial but I chose not to ditch my brother of many
years. I know the hate that’s already going around with me about
this, but I didn’t wanna abandon my partner of years in one of the
most important fights of his life because of hate.â€

Barzilay is coming off his lone career loss in a failed
Legacy Fighting Alliance lightweight title bid against Richie
Miranda last August. Meanwhile, his upcoming opponent, Almeida,
went 2-4 in the UFC and was released this past February on a
two-fight slump.

Eu tô aqui 100% por causa da luta do lutador
da fighting nerds Illay, que é um dos meus companheiros de sparring
principais
Ninguém conseguia ir, e essa luta pode o levar pro contender. Ele
vai em todas as minhas lutas, eu sabia que ia ser controversio mas
escolhi não abandonar… https://t.co/I89sN1hQWw

— Jean “Lord” Silva (@Jeansilvamma96)
July 26, 2026

Eu tô aqui 100% por causa da luta do lutador
da fighting nerds Illay, que é um dos meus companheiros de sparring
principais
Ninguém conseguia ir, e essa luta pode o levar pro contender. Ele
vai em todas as minhas lutas, eu sabia que ia ser controversio mas
escolhi não abandonar… https://t.co/I89sN1hQWw

— Jean “Lord” Silva (@Jeansilvamma96)
July 26, 2026

Carlos
Ulberg has a pitch for how the
Ultimate Fighting Championship should handle the light
heavyweight title mix.

The reigning champion believes none of the division’s top-ranked
contenders have done enough to earn a title shot, so he proposed a
solution, essentially laying out a four-man tournament to determine
his next opponent.

Carlos Ulberg's UFC matchmaking idea targets Magomed Ankalaev,
Jiri Prochazka and more

Ulberg took on the role of a matchmaker and offered some
suggestions for how the top of the division should be matched up to
determine the next title challenger in a new Instagram post. This
came shortly after Magomed
Ankalaev’s win at
UFC Abu Dhabi, where the Kiwi was in attendance.

“After last night’s fights, here’s my thoughts,” Ulberg wrote on
Instagram. “Ankalaev vs. Jiri. Give them both full camps. It’s a
fight the division deserves, and stylistically, it’s one the fans
would love to see. Costa vs. Rountree. That’s a wildcard. High
risk, high reward. Someone’s leaving with serious momentum. By the
time the dust settles, I’ll be ready. Whoever earns it. See you in
2027.”

Ulberg is currently sidelined with an ACL injury he suffered in his
title-winning effort against Jiri
Prochazka in April. “Black Jag†is yet to reveal a timeline for
his return. Notably, UFC CEO Dana
White previously suggested that an interim title could be up
for grabs while Ulberg completes his recovery.

Carlos
Ulberg proposed a couple of matchups to determine the next
contender at LHW. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/ltvK8vaKMy

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
July 26, 2026

🚨 Dana White says it's “very possible†we
see a Light Heavyweight interim title fight this year

(via @RobbieBarstool)
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
July 17, 2026