Its parent promotion may be in the middle of a world tour, but Dana White's Contender Series remains bucked down in Las Vegas, searching for the next wave of Ultimate Fighting Championship stars and contenders.
The five matchups that comprise DWCS 2023, Week 5 run nearly the full gamut of modern weight classes, from the women’s flyweight curtain-jerker featuring Rainn Guerrero and Dione Silva Barbosa de Lima, all the way to the light heavyweight closer pitting Bruno Lopes against Brendson Ribeiro. The 30-year-old Lopes stands out as the brightest prospect of the bunch; at 11-0 with nine finishes and the Legacy Fighting Alliance light heavyweight title to his name, he will likely enter the Octagon as a 5-to-1 or greater favorite over Ribeiro.