It’s full speed ahead for Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series,
as all 10 fighters slated to compete made weight without issue on
Monday.
Dana White’s Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC
Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT. The evening’s featured bout is a light heavyweight contest
pitting Tafon
Nchukwi (204 pounds) against Al Matavao
(200).
Nchukwi, 25, is 3-0 in his burgeoning MMA tenure. The Team Lloyd Irvin
product scored a notable win in his last outing, as he stopped
recent UFC signee William
Knight in the opening round at Cage Fury Fighting Championships
80 this past November.
Matavao, meanwhile, enters the matchup on a four-bout winning
streak. The American Samoa native has compiled an 8-2 career mark
while fighting primarily under the Alaska Fighting Championship
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Dana White’s Contender Series Weigh-in Results
Tafon
Nchukwi (204) vs. Al Matavao
(200)
Cameron
Church (155.5) vs. Sherrard
Blackledge (154.5)
Phil
Hawes (185.5) vs. Khadzhimurat
Bestaev (184)
Leomana
Martinez (135.5) vs. Drako
Rodriguez (135.5)
Aliaskhab
Khizriev (185.5) vs. Henrique
Shiguemoto (185.5)