UFC’s Contender Series Brazil Scores Initial Bouts

In 2018, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will set out to create the second season of the popular show Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. Nick Newell and Greg Hardy are two prominent fighters set to compete within the next season. However, the UFC is also promoting an all-Brazilian season for the series. Check out the full list of match ups locked in for the series so far, as provided by MMA Fighting: Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai (10-1-1) vs. Marcos Conrado Jr. (5-0) Light heavyweight: Johnny Walker (13-3) vs. Joao Zaiden (7-1) Light heavyweight: John Allan (12-4) vs. Vinicius Alves Moreira (8-1) Middleweight: Wellington Turman (13-2) vs. Leonardo Silva de Oliveira (11-2) Women’s bantamweight: Dayana Silva (7-3) vs. Gisele Moreira (7-3) Flyweight: Rogerio Bontorim (13-1) vs. Gustavo Gabriel (13-0) Women’s bantamweight: Luana Carolina Carvalho (4-1) vs. Duda Santana (3-0) Middleweight: Andre Muniz (16-4) vs. Daniel Souza Pereira (7-2) Women’s bantamweight: Mayana Kellem (7-0) vs. Mayra Bueno (3-0) Women’s flyweight: Estefani Almeida (7-1) vs. Taila Santos (14-0) Flyweight: Allan Nascimento (17-4) vs. Raulian Paiva (17-1) Women’s strawweight: Maria Oliveira (10-3) vs. Marina Rodriguez (9-0) For more MMA news click here.