It’s all systems go for Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series, as
all 10 athletes hit their contracted marks at Monday’s
weigh-ins.
The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Tuesday and airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The
evening’s featured bout is a lightweight clash pitting James
Llontop (156) against Malik Lewis
(156).
Llontop takes an 11-fight winning streak into his matchup with
Lewis. He is the reigning welterweight champion in the Peru-based
Fusion Fighting Championship, where he has earned 10 of his last 11
victories.
Lewis, meanwhile, will be making his second appearance on the
Contender Series after suffering a second-round TKO loss to
Trevor
Peek in September 2022. He returned to the win column with a
third-round stoppage of Paulo Silva
at Peak Fighting 26 this past February.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
James
Llontop (156) vs. Malik Lewis
(156)
Eduardo
Jose Neves (263.5) vs. Jhonata
Diniz (254)
A.J.
Cunningham (145) vs. Steven
Nguyen (145)
Julia
Polastri (115.5) vs. Patricia
Alujas (115)
Jean
Matsumoto (136) vs. Kasey
Tanner (135.5)