Dana White's Contender Series 2025: Season 9 - Week 6 - Lee vs. Sosa is a mixed martial arts event to take place on September 16, 2025 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Mackson Lee vs. Hecher Sosa Light Heavyweight Mahamed Aly vs. Iwo Baraniewski Lightweight Tommy Gantt vs. Adam Livingston Middleweight In Su Hwang vs. Paddy McCorry Bantamweight Raphael Uchegbu vs. Cody Chovancek
Background
Every season of Dana White’s Contender Series has produced more highlights, more great fights, and more contracts than the last. Now entering Season 9, there are two UFC champions who started on DWCS, and more current contenders than you can count. It remains the best Tuesday night in all of sports.The ninth season of Dana White’s Contender Series gets underway in August. The full season runs from August 12 through October 14 and features five fights per card. At stake in each contest is a UFC contract.
Last year, in Season 8 of the DWCS , UFC CEO Dana White awarded 42 UFC deals. Through the history of the DWCS, 287 UFC contracts have been awarded.
Three fighters have become UFC champions after appearing on a DWCS card: Sean O’Malley, Jamahal Hill, and Jack Della Maddalena.
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A Glimmer of Hope at the UFC Apex
Dana White's Contender Series returns for Week 6 of Season 9, providing a fresh group of prospects the chance to earn a life-changing contract. On September 16, 2025, the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, will host a series of pivotal matchups, each fighter looking to make a lasting impression. The main card is packed with intriguing contests, featuring undefeated fighters and proven finishers in a bid to stand out.
In the bantamweight main event, Brazil's Mackson Lee, with a perfect 9-0 record, will face off against Spain's Hecher Sosa, who holds an impressive 12-1 record. Lee has a finishing rate of over 40%, with a mix of submissions and knockouts, showcasing a well-rounded skill set. His opponent, Sosa, nicknamed "The Guanche Warrior," is a decorated amateur with a wealth of professional experience. He is a formidable finisher with a balanced attack, securing victories by both TKO and submission. This main event pits two highly skilled, global prospects against each other, and it promises to be a high-paced, technical battle.
The light heavyweight division will see a clash of undefeated records as Mahamed Aly takes on Iwo Baraniewski. Aly comes into the fight with a 4-0 record and represents Team Nogueira, a camp with a rich history of developing elite MMA talent. His opponent, Baraniewski, is a Polish fighter with a perfect 5-0 record and a strong background in Judo. Baraniewski is a finisher, having secured all of his professional wins by either TKO or submission. His grappling and judo throws will be a significant factor in this fight, and Aly will need to be prepared for the pressure that comes with facing a dominant grappler.
In the lightweight division, Tommy Gantt with a 10-0 record will meet Adam Livingston who is 6-0. Gantt has an extensive resume of professional victories, with a history of finishing fights early. He has demonstrated the ability to win with both strikes and submissions. Livingston also has a knack for finishing fights, with a high percentage of his wins coming by TKO. He has a well-rounded game, but his striking and power are particularly noteworthy. This matchup is a classic power-versus-power showdown, and the fight could end at any moment.
The middleweight division will feature a contest between In Su Hwang and Paddy McCorry. Hwang, with a professional record of 8 wins and 1 loss, is a proven finisher with a majority of his victories coming by knockout. His aggressive, striking-heavy style has earned him the nickname "Legendary." He will be challenged by the 6-1 Paddy McCorry, who is known as "one to watch" in the European scene. McCorry has a history of exciting fights and has shown an ability to win by both knockout and decision. This fight will be a true test of wills, with both fighters preferring to stand and trade.
Rounding out the main card is a bantamweight bout between Raphael Uchegbu and Cody Chovancek. Uchegbu, with a professional record of 10 wins and 1 loss, is a veteran of the European circuit with a high finishing rate. He has a history of both TKO and submission victories. He will face off against the undefeated Cody Chovancek, who holds an 8-0 professional record. Chovancek, known as "The Best Fisherman in MMA," is a Canadian prospect who has demonstrated a versatile skill set, winning with knockouts, submissions, and decisions. This fight is a clash of experience versus youthful promise, and it will be a true test of both fighters' mettle.
Week 6 Preview | Dana White's Contender Series Season 9
Previewing The Ten New Hopefuls Competing For A Shot At The Big Show On September 16
By E. Spencer Kyte
The first of two mid-season weeks delivered another first for Season 9 last week on Dana White’s Contender Series as Shanelle Dyer became the first athlete to land on the unhappy side of the results, but still earn the opportunity to compete in the UFC. It’s only happened a couple times in the passed, most recently with Jose Daniel Medina, and becomes another touchstone moment in what has already been an exciting season.
In addition to Dyer, four of last week’s five winners earned contracts, including Caroline Foro, who defeated Dyer, and her Brazilian compatriots Samuel Sanches and Lerryan Douglas, as well as heavyweight Steven “Concrete” Asplund, while the fifth victorious fighter, Freddy Vidal, was booked for a return appearance in Week 10 following his last-second, short-notice win over Felipe Franco.
As we ready for Week 6, there have been 21 contract awarded, and for the third consecutive week, the competitor with the greater Since Score emerged victorious in three out of the five matchups, bringing the cumulative record through 25 fights up to 13-11 with one push.
Will the back half the season begin with a bang? We’ll find out Tuesday, but here’s a look at the hopefuls that will be doing their best to ensure that happens.
Hecher Sosa vs Mackson Lee
Bantamweights get top billing this week as Spanish standout Hecher Sosa faces off with undefeated Brazilian Mackson Lee in the final bout of Week 6. Mackson Lee and Hecher Sosa face off during Dana White's Contender Series season nine, week six weigh-in at Palace Station Hotel and Casino on September 15, 2025 in Las Vegas
The 30-year-old “Guanche Warrior” enters with a 13-1 record and a 10-fight winning streak, where each of the last five victories have come inside the distance. Sosa possesses a -6.5 Since Score, but it’s slightly skewed as a result of his debut coming against a weekend warrior and several of his previous opponents having not yet returned to action.
Lee is a 26-year-old with incredible size for the division, standing six-foot-one and sporting a 75-inch reach. Perfect as a professional through nine fights, there are only fight details for last four victories on Tapology, and with two of his opponents not having profiles on the fight database site, his -8.0 Since Score is slightly favorable to him.
InSoo Hwang vs Paddy McCorry
Middleweight has been one of the most prominent divisions so far this season and features again here as InSoo Hwang squares off with TUF alum Paddy McCorry.
Hwang arrives in Las Vegas riding a four-fight winning streak that includes a split decision win over Road to UFC competitor Han Seul Kim and carrying an 8-1 record overall and a +3.0 Since Score. Each of his first six bouts ended in the opening round, while he’s gone the distance in each of his last two outings, most recently having successfully defended his Road FC middleweight title in March.
A member of the middleweight cast on TUF 32, McCorry steps in for fellow Cage Warriors alum Will Currie, looking to make the most of his second chance to punch his ticket to the UFC. The Fight Academy Ireland product is 6-1 overall and has won his last four, while carrying a -1.0 Since Score into his return to the UFC APEX.
Iwo Baraniewski vs Mahamed Aly
It’s a clash of undefeated light heavyweights here as Poland’s Iwo Baraniewski and Brazilian Mahamed Aly clash in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening.
The 26-year-old Baraniewski had an extensive amateur career, posting a 17-3 record before turning pro two years ago. He’s gone 5-0 thus far, earning first-round finishes each time out, while amassing a -1.0 Since Score along the way.
Aly, who won the IBJJF Worlds in the super heavyweight division in 2018, is 4-0 since transitioning from the mats and into MMA in 2024. Though he has a -3.0 Since Score, it is worth nothing that he earned a unanimous decision win over recently released UFC veteran Jared Gooden last time out to maintain his unblemished record.
Cody Chovanchek vs Raphael Uchegbu
The first of Tuesday’s twin bantamweight matchups features Canadian Cody Chovanchek and England’s Raphael Uchegbu.
Unbeaten in eight professional bouts and training out of Niagara Top Team, Chovanchek claimed the Unified MMA bantamweight title two fights back with a fifth-round calf slicer submission and successfully defended the belt in May. He’s earned finishes in five of his eight bouts and sports a -8.0 Since Score, which can be attributed wholly to one previous opponent.
Uchegbu touches down in Las Vegas riding a four-fight winning streak and a 10-1 record, that includes a title win and two successful title defenses under the Full Contact Contender (FCC) banner in England. Like so many regional fighters looking to gain experience, he’s unfortunately faced a host of late replacements and opponents with limited experience, resulting in a -15.0 Since Score heading into this one.
Adam Livingston vs Thomas Gantt
Undefeated American lightweights meet here as Adam Livingston and Thomas Gantt share the Octagon on Week 6.
Fighting out of Long Island MMA, the 24-year-old Livingston has earned six straight wins to begin his professional career, only going to the scorecards once. The three-year pro carries a -3.0 Since Score, though three of his previous opponents failed to compete after their meeting, with the others are collectively winless, making the young New Yorker a difficult prospect to profile based on previous results.
A former All-American wrestler at North Carolina State, Gantt has posted a 10-0 record with one no contest since turning pro in the spring of 2024. He’s earned finishes in all but one of those bouts, but carries a -8.0 Since Score into his clash with Livingston on Tuesday evening.
DWCS Week 6 Official Weigh-In Results:
Bantamweight Main Event: Mackson Lee (135) vs Hecher Sosa (136)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Mahamed Aly (204.5) vs Iwo Baraniewski (205)
Lightweight Bout: Tommy Gantt (155.5) vs Adam Livingston (156)
Middleweight Bout: In Su Hwang (186) vs Paddy McCorry (186)
Bantamweight Bout: Raphael Uchegbu (136) vs Cody Chovancek (136)
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