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ESPN app. The fifth week of Dana White’s Contender Series is now
official, as all 10 competitors hit their contracted marks on the
scales Monday. The only fighter who experienced any serious difficulty was
William
Knight, who weighed 207.5 pounds on his initial attempt. After
being given an additional hour to cut weight, Knight checked in at
206 pounds for his light heavyweight clash with Cody
Brundage (205).
Dana White’s Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and streams on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The
evening’s featured contest is a featherweight tilt pitting Melski
Bagdasaryan (145) against Dennis
Buzukja (145.5).
Anchored at Glendale Fighting Club in California, Bagdasaryan has
kicked off his professional tenure with victories in four of his
first five outings. Perhaps even more impressively, all of those
triumphs have come via knockout or technical knockout inside of a
round – including three in 14 seconds or less.
Buzukja, meanwhile, trains out of Longo and Weidman MMA in New York
and has compiled a 4-1 mark while competing in Ring of Combat and
Bellator MMA. He last appeared at ROC 71, where he earned a
three-round verdict against Tim
Dooling.
Dana White’s Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Dennis
Buzukja (145.5) vs. Melsik
Bagdasaryan (145)
Jimmy
Flick (125.5) vs. Nate Smith
(125.5)
Jose
Johnson (135) vs. Ronnie
Lawrence (135.5)
William
Knight (206)* vs. Cody
Brundage (205)
Tucker
Lutz (155.5) vs. Chase
Gibson (156)
*Knight made weight on his second attempt 
