Week 2 of
Dana White’s Contender Series is now official, as all 10
athletes slated to compete made weight without issue on Monday.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday night at the UFC
Apex in Las Vegas and features a welterweight showdown between
Pat
Pytlik (169) and Andreas
Gustafsson (170.5). The card airs on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m.
ET/4 p.m. PT.
A native of Ontario, Canada, Pytlik has been victorious in nine of
his first 10 professional outings. The 35-year-old is coming off
back-to-back first-round knockout wins under the Unified MMA
banner.
Gustafsson, 33, has compiled a 10-2 career mark while competing for
organizations such as
Brave Combat Federation,
KSW and
Cage Warriors. He has won four of his last five outings,
finishing each of his victories within two rounds.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Pat
Pytlik (169) vs. Andreas
Gustafsson (170.5)
Rizvan
Kuniev (263.5) vs. Hugo Cunha
(259.5)
Cortavious
Romious (136) vs. Michael
Imperato (135)
Torrez
Finney (185.5) vs. Cameron
Rowston (184.5)
Billy
Brand (135.5) vs. Cody Haddon
(135)