{"id":25680,"date":"2021-08-31T19:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T23:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25680"},"modified":"2021-08-31T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T23:05:41","slug":"dana-whites-contender-series-returns-to-espn-august-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/31\/dana-whites-contender-series-returns-to-espn-august-31\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series&#8221; Returns to ESPN+ August 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25681\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series<\/em><\/strong> returns for a fifth season on August 31 @ 8PM ET exclusively on ESPN+. The series will air live from the state-of-the-art UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series<\/em> introduces some of UFC&#8217;s top prospects from around the world in a ten-episode season, with new episodes available every Tuesday evening through November 2 exclusively on ESPN+, the leading direct-to-consumer sports streaming service. 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