Week 2 of the latest iteration of Dana White’s Contender Series is now official, as all 10 athletes slated to compete hit their contracted marks on the scale without issue on Monday.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday night 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 flyweight clash pitting Shannon Ross (126) against Vinicius de Almeida Salvador (126).
Ross has won five of his last six professional outings. Most recently, “The Turkish Delight” outpointed Contender Series veteran and ex-World Series of Fighting title challenger Donovan Frelow at UAE Warriors 14 in November 2020.