The UFC's best pipeline for talent is back, as "Dana White's Contender Series" returns for Season 9 on Aug. 12. The show, which has ushered in many of the fighters on the promotion's roster today, was also the path for some of the top fighters and prospects in the game.

There’s even more big TKO media rights deals on their way following the announcement of Paramount CBS’s $7.7 billion dollar media rights deal with the UFC. Paramount CBS will get all of the live UFC fight programming: 30 Fight Nights and 13 numbered cards,