Callum Connor of Manchester has been offered a UFC contract despite losing his bout in Dana White's Contender Series, whilst fellow British-based fighter Norbert Novenyi was denied one despite winning. Six fighters across Tuesday's five bouts were offered contracts by the UFC, comprising four victors and two defeated fighters, including the 26-year-old Connor. The decision exemplifies Dana White's emphasis on the quality of competition and fighter performance, rather than purely results.

Connor suffered his first professional loss to Peru's Piero Guaylupo via unanimous decision, but White praised their encounter as potentially a fight of the year contender, featuring more significant strikes than any UFC lightweight three-round bout. Connor's professional record now stands at 8-1 following a previous four-fight winning streak in the UK's Full Contact Contender promotion. In contrast, Novenyi, a 26-year-old originally from Hungary who fights out of London, earned an 11-1 record by defeating American Theo Haig unanimously but was told by White that his performance did not warrant immediate UFC consideration, though the UFC expressed interest in future opportunities.