It was smooth sailing at weigh-ins for Week 7 of Dana White’s
Contender Series, as all 10 athletes scheduled to compete hit their
contracted marks.
The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Tuesday night and airs on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The
evening’s featured contest is a light heavyweight affair pitting
Rodolfo
Bellato (205) against Vitor
Petrino Salvo (203.5). The bout is a rematch of a Max Fight 22
encounter in May 2019 won by Salvo via first-round knockout.
A product of the Team Nogueira camp, Bellato brings an 8-1 career
mark into the Contender Series. He has finished all of his
victories inside the distance, including a pair of first-round
submissions under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner.
Salvo is undefeated in six professional appearances, including the
aforementioned triumph against Bellato. Most recently, the
25-year-old CM System product scored a second-round KO of six-time
UFC veteran Gadzhimurad
Antigulov at UAE Warriors 22 in September 2021.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Rodolfo
Bellato (205) vs. Vitor
Petrino Salvo (203.5)
Gabriel
Souza de Bonfim (170) vs. Trey Waters
(170.5)
Jimmy
Lawson (263) vs. Karl
Williams (233)
Ismael
Bonfim (156) vs. Nariman
Abbasov (156)
Tereza
Bleda (125.5) vs.
Nayara Arnault Maia Correia (126)