The best weekly fight night in all of sports is back. Season 9 of "Dana White's Contender Series" premieres Tuesday with the first of 10 straight weeks of prospective fighters duking it out for a UFC contract. Week 1 features a main event between middleweights Ilian Bouafia (6-0-0) and Neemias Santana (7-2-1).

We look at the fights scheduled for Season 9 Week 1 of Dana White's Contender Series. The new season of DWCS begins on Tuesday, August 12.

MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Monday's official Dana White's Contender Series 67 weigh-ins, where all 10 fighters hit their marks. For the first event of the season, 10 fighters will vie for UFC contracts in