- UFC Contender Series
UFC ‘Contender Series’ results, live coverage and full fight highlights (5 Contracts) | Season 10, Ep. 4
Updated Sep 2, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC
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It’s that time again!
Contender Series is back with 10 straight weeks of mixed martial arts (MMA) action, streaming at 7 p.m. ET TONIGHT (Tues., Sept. 1, 2026) on Paramount+.
In the main event, Welterweights collide asPatrick Rivera (13-4) fightsAdam Darby (7-1). The co-main event sees a returning Middleweight as Brandon Holmes (6-1) takes on Modestino Rodrigues (7-1). In the “Featured” bout, Liam McCracken (8-1) tries to get a UFC contract just three years after getting hit by a bus as he takes on Silvestre Sanchez (9-1). Heavyweights hook ‘em up as Charlie Cleveland(6-1) fights Gabriel Lorenco (7-1). Finally, Adam Livingston (7-1) gets a second shot at a UFC contract against Hunter Smith (6-1).
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‘Contender Series’ Quick Results:
Patrick Rivera vs. Adam Darby — Darby def. Rivera via doctor stoppage (swollen eye) Round 3, 2:42
Brandon Holmes vs. Modestino Rodrigues – Rodrigues def. Holmes by knockout (punch) Round 1, 0:15
Liam McCraken vs. Silvestre Sanchez — Sanchez def. McCraken via knockout (punch) Round 3, 2:44
Charlie Cleveland vs. Gabriel Lorenco — Lorenco def. Cleveland via TKO (punches) Round 1, 2:02(HIGHLIGHTS!)
Adam Livingston vs. Hunter Smith — Livingston def. Smith via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
‘Contender Series’ Highlights & Results:
170 lbs.: Darby def. Rivera
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185 lbs.: Rodrigues def. Holmes by knockout
155 lbs.: Sanchez def. McCraken
265 lbs.: Lorenco def. Cleveland
Watch the greatest knockouts in Contender Series history
155 lbs.: Livingston def. Smith
Video: Watch Contender Series’ Liam McCracken Get Hit By A Bus (Seriously)
“In Sept. 2023, McCracken was out for a run near his home in Liverpool, England, when he crossed the road with his headphones playing at full volume. He never heard the bus driver sounding the horn.
The bus slammed into McCracken and dragged him approximately 60 feet (or 18 meters) along the road before finally coming to a stop. Witnesses found him unconscious behind the bus and initially believed he was dead.”
Read the miraculous survival storyhereand more on McCracken’s Contender Series outcomehere.
