There were no issues on the scales Monday, as all 10 fighters
slated to compete on
Week 5 of
Dana White’s Contender Series hit their contracted marks.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between
Navajo
Sterling (206) and Phillip
Latu (206). The card airs on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Sterling, who made his pro debut in 2022, has kicked off his
professional tenure with four consecutive wins. Most recently, he
scored a third-round TKO against Professional Fighters League
veteran Sam
Kei at Hex Fight Series 31 on June 14.
Latu will take a four-fight winning streak into the matchup with
Sterling. The 33-year-old Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, native is
coming off a second-round TKO victory against former Contender
Series competitor Dylan
Potter at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 130 on March 8.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Navajo
Sterling (206) vs. Phillip
Latu (206)
Kody
Steele (155.5) vs. Quemuel
Ottoni (154)
Yousri
Belgaroui (186) vs. Taiga
Iwasaki (185)
Otari
Tanzilov (134.5) vs. Josias
Musasa (135.5)
Corinne
Laframboise (126) vs. Nicolle
Caliari (124.6)