Last week in the return episode of the Contender series we saw another big week and a perfect 4 for 4 on contracts. Which brings the total this season to 33 out of the 37 total fight winners. The question is with only a few more episodes left this season, how many more contracts will be awarded?
After a Wednesday opening episode last week, we see a return to Tuesday for this coming episode of the Contender Series. We also see a return to a full 5 fight main card. The full five-fight main card is as listed below
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Opening Bout Bantamweight (135)
Danny Sabatello (8-1) -46th ranked Bantamweight United States (-500 favorite) Vs Taylor Moore (10-4) -2nd ranked Bantamweight Michigan (+425 underdog)
2nd Bout Strawweight (115)
Luana Pinheiro (7-1) -14th ranked Women Brazil (-250 Favorite) Vs Stephanie Frausto (8-6) -215th ranked P4P US West (+275 underdog)
3rd Bout Lightweight (155)
Joseph Lowry (9-1) -2nd ranked Lightweight Pennsylvania (+140 underdog) Vs Nikolas Motta (11-3) -63rd Lightweight Brazil (-170 favorite)
Co-main event Catchweight (160)
Shaheen Santana (6-0) -12th ranked Lightweight Florida (+120 underdog) Vs Natan Levy (5-0) -46th ranked Featherweight US West (-130 favorite)
Main-Event Middleweight (185)
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (8-0) -7th ranked Middleweight Canada (-105 near even) Vs Mario Sousa (11-1) -33rd ranked Welterweight Brazil (-115 near even)
My picks: Danny Sabatello Via UD
Luana Pinheiro Via 2nd Round Submission
Joseph Lowry 3rd Round KO/TKO
Natan Levy Via 2nd Round KO/TKO
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz Via 1st Round Submission