All 10 fighters scheduled to compete on Week 8 of Dana White’s
Contender Series hit their contracted marks at weigh-ins on
Monday.
The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Tuesday night and airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The evening’s featured bout is a bantamweight tilt pitting Allan
Begosso (135.5) against Farid
Basharat (135.5).
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who trains at Team Alpha Male,
Begosso is 7-1-1 thus far in his professional career. That stint
includes a 3-1 mark in Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he suffered
his lone career defeat in a 135-pound title bout against Richard
Palencia this past December.
Basharat, meanwhile, carries an 8-0 mark into the Contender Series.
The 25-year-old London Shootfighters representative has competed
for a handful of organizations on the European regional scene,
capturing gold under the Ultimate Challenge MMA banner along the
way.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Allan
Begosso (135.5) vs. Farid
Basharat (135.5)
Ikram
Aliskerov (186) vs. Mario
Filipe de Sousa (185.5)
Malik
Lewis (156) vs. Trevor Peek
(156)
Bruna
Emanuele Brasil (115) vs. Marnic Mann
(115.5)
Brandon
Lewis (135.5) vs. Daniel
Marcos (136)