All 10 athletes slated to compete on
Week 6 of
Dana White’s Contender Series made weight on Monday.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and features a bantamweight clash between Aaron Tau
(135.5) and Elijah
Smith (136). The card airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT.
New Zealand’s Tau has compiled an 8-0 professional mark while
competing primarily in the Xtreme Fighting Championships promotion.
The City Kickboxing representative has finished six of his eight
triumphs inside the distance.
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Smith has already won two
fights in 2024. Most recently, he scored a first-round stoppage of
Josh
Walker at Fury FC 92 on June 16. The Team Victory product owns
a 6-1 professional mark overall.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Aaron
Tau (135.5) vs. Elijah
Smith (136)
Talisson
Teixeira (259) vs.
Arthur Guilherme Lopes Pereira (218)
Benjamin
Bennett (171) vs. Joey Hart
(170.5)
Yura
Naito (186) vs. Ateba
Abega Gautier (186)
Ahmad
Sohail Hassanzada (154.5) vs. Dylan
Mantello (156)