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Dana White’s Contender Series 53 faceoff highlights video, photo gallery from Las Vegas

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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Dana White’s Contender Series 53 weigh-in results: One fighter needs to strip, but all 10 hit their marks

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)

  • Rodalfo Bellato (205) vs. Vitor Petrino (203.5)
  • Gabriel Bonfim (170) vs. Trey Waters (170.5)
  • Jimmy Lawson (263) vs. Karl Williams (233)
  • Ismael Bonfim (156) vs. Nariman Abbasov (156)
  • Tereza Bleda (125.5) vs. Nayara Maia (126)