Bella Mir stunned in historic DWCS upset as Dana White awards five contracts

Week 3 of Season 10 of Dana White's Contender Series on Aug. 25, 2026, at Meta Apex in Las Vegas produced the biggest upset in the show's history and ended with five new UFC contracts. Alex Apodaca defeated heavily favored Bella Mir by unanimous decision in the headline result for Dana White's Contender Series. DWCS Week 3 results also included UFC contracts for Nick Galanti, Ronald Humphrey, Sean Clancy Jr., and Guilherme Uriel. Dana White praised Apodaca while acknowledging prior mentorship of Mir and credited Michael Bisping for predicting Apodaca's experience would matter. Humphrey won by first-round rear-naked choke, Clancy Jr. by second-round elbows, Uriel by 50-second guillotine, and Galanti by a 35-second knockout.