Week 2 of the latest iteration of Dana White’s Contender Series is
now official, as all 10 athletes slated to compete hit their
contracted marks on the scale without issue on Monday.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex
in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The
evening’s featured bout is a lightweight clash pitting Charlie
Campbell (155) against Chris
Duncan (155.5).
Anchored at Longo Weidman MMA, Campbell enters the matchup on a
five-bout winning streak. He has finished his last three opponents
inside the distance and is coming off a first-round knockout of
Guilherme
Santos at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 107 on April 15.
Duncan will be making his second appearance on the Contender Series
after suffering a second-round KO loss to Viacheslav Borschev last
October. The three-time Bellator veteran has been victorious in
eight of nine professional appearances overall.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Charlie
Campbell (155) vs. Chris
Duncan (155.5)
Shannon
Ross (126) vs.
Vinicius de Almeida Salvador (126)
Francis
Marshall (145) vs. Connor
Matthews (145.5)
Waldo
Cortes-Acosta (259) vs. Danilo
Suzart (255)
Billy
Goff (170.5) vs. Shimon
Smotritsky (170.5)