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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
Almeida (203 pounds) and Nasrudin
Nasrudinov (206).
Brazil’s Almeida enters the matchup with Nasrudinov on an
eight-bout winning streak, with all of those victories coming
inside the distance. The 30-year-old owns a 13-2 overall mark and
has finished five wins via KO/TKO and eight by way of tapout.
Nasrudinov, meanwhile, is undefeated through nine professional
outings. The 29-year-old Moscow native is coming off a four-fight
stint in Absolute Championship Akhmat in which he went 4-0 and
finished three of his four opponents.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Jailton
Almeida (203) vs. Nasrudin
Nasrudinov (206)
Brandon
Lewis (135.5) vs. Mo Miller
(135.5)
Albert
Duraev (184.5) vs. Caio
Bittencourt (186)
Lukasz
Brzeski (234.5) vs. Dylan
Potter (232.5)
Ange
Loosa (170) vs. Jack
Della Maddalena (170.5)
Jasmine
Jasudavicius (125) vs. Julia
Polastri (125)
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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