There was no drama on the scales Monday morning, as all 12 athletes slated to compete on Week 3 of the 2021 edition of Dana White’s Contender Series made weight without issue.
The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The featured bout on the card is a light heavyweight scrap between Jailton Junior (203) and Nasrudin Nasrudinov (206).
Brazil’s Junior enters the matchup with Nasrudinov on an eight-bout winning streak, with all of those victories coming inside the distance.