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Check out these photos from the fights at Dana White’s Contender Series 53 in Las Vegas.
Check out these photos from the fights at Dana White’s Contender Series 53 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos courtesy of Joshua Hedges, UFC)
Check out the video highlights and a photo gallery from the Dana White’s Contender Series 53 weigh-ins and faceoffs in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 53 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs.
Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts, including light heavyweights [autotag]Rodalfo Bellato[/autotag] (8-1) and [autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag] (6-0), who headline the show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
At the conclusion of the official weigh-ins, the fighters came face to face for staredowns. Check out the highlights in the video above and a photo gallery from the weigh-ins and faceoffs below.
Dana White’s Contender Series 52 takes place Tuesday and streams on ESPN+.
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Check out the complete weigh-in results for this week’s crop of Dana White’s Contender Series fighters.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 53 fighter weigh-ins, where each fighter hit the mark for Tuesday’s card.
Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts, including light heavyweights [autotag]Rodalfo Bellato[/autotag] (8-1) and [autotag]Vitor Petrino[/autotag] (6-0), who headline the show. The weigh-ins lasted 10 minutes, with women’s flyweight [autotag]Nayara Maia[/autotag] needing the hoop to make 126 pounds for her fight with [autotag]Tereza Bleda[/autotag].
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.
Here are the full Dana White’s Contender Series 53 weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
