All but one athlete slated to compete on Week 5 of Dana White’s
Contender Series made weight without issue on Monday morning.
The lone exception was Manuel
Gaxhja, who tipped the scales at 160.5 pounds for a lightweight
clash against Chris
Duncan (156). Gaxhja will be fined 30 percent of his purse, and
the bout will proceed as planned.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and airs on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The evening’s
featured bout is a light heavyweight tilt pitting Lukasz
Sudolski (205) against Ihor
Potieria (203.5).
A native of Szczecin, Poland, Sudolski is undefeated in eight
professional appearances. The 28-year-old Berserkers Team
representative has finished six of those victories by knockout,
technical knockout or submission — including five inside of a
round.
Potieria, meanwhile, has been victorious in 18 of 20 bouts over the
course of a career that began in 2015. The 25-year-old Ukraine
native enters the Contender Series on a 14-fight winning streak
that includes a pair of finishes in 2021.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Lukasz
Sudolski (205) vs. Ihor
Potieria (203.5)
Manuel
Gaxhja (160.5)* vs. Chris
Duncan (156)
Caio
Borralho (185.5) vs. Aaron
Jeffery (185.5)
Lucas
Almeida (155.5) vs. Daniel
Zellhuber (156)
Rizvan
Kuniev (265.5) vs. Edivan
Santos (234)
*Gaxhja missed weight by 4.5 pounds and was fined 30 percent of
his purse.