The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and features a light heavyweight clash between Diyar Nurkozhay (206) and Bartosz Szewczyk (206). The card airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
A former Eagle FC title holder, Nurkozhay has been victorious in his first nine professional outings. Most recently, the Kazakhstan native scored a first-round TKO of former PFL champ Emiliano Sordi at UAE Warriors 50 on May 18.
Poland’s Szewczyk will enter the bout on a three-fight finishing streak. He is coming off a body-kick stoppage of Marcin Lazarz in a title fight at FEN 52 on Feb. 17.
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