Last week we had a very entertaining start to season 5 of the Contender Series with all four winners receiving contracts, as well as for the first time one loser of a fight. Will we be in for another perfect week? Or will there be a drop in contracts as this season shows no signs of slowing down after last year.
This week we have a full five-fight card after a four-fight opening week, and it all goes down Tuesday night at the UFC APEX. The full fight card breakdown is below.
Who will get contract on Tuesday's episode of Dana White's Contender Series?
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— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) September 6, 2021
Opening bout- men’s bantamweight (135)
Main Gafurov (17-3)- 160th featherweight worldwide (-180 slight favorite) vs. Chad Anheliger (10-5)- 5th ranked bantamweight Canada (+155 slight underdog.)
Second bout men’s flyweight (125)
Bruno Korea (12-3-1)- 7th ranked flyweight Brazil (-155 slight favorite) vs. Carlos Vergara (8-2-1)- 4th ranked flyweight Texas (+135 slight underdog.)
Featured bout men’s bantamweight (135)
Saimon Oliveira (17-3)- 16th ranked featherweight Brazil (-185 slight favorite) vs. José Alday (14-5-1)- 39th ranked bantamweight United States (+150 slight underdog.)
Co-main event middleweight (185)
Mário Sousa (12-1)- 10th ranked middleweight Brazil (-165 slight favorite) vs. Chidi Njokuani (19-7)- 130th ranked middleweight worldwide (+145 slight underdog.)
Main event welterweight (170)
Josh Quinlan (5-0)- 22nd ranked welterweight US west (-275 moderate favorite) vs. Logan Urban (5-1)- 5th ranked welterweight Ohio (+250 moderate underdog.)
One shot at a UFC contract 📄
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My picks: Gafurov via 3rd round KO/TKO
Korea via UD
Oliveira via 2nd round submission
Sousa via 1st round submission
Quinlan via 1st round KO/TKO
