All 10 athletes slated to compete on Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series made weight without issue on Monday.
A native of Osaka, Japan, Kinoshita has been victorious in five of his first six professional outings — with his lone defeat coming as a result of disqualification due to fence grabbing. He has finished all of his opposition inside of a round while competing in the Deep and Pancrase promotions.
Brazil’s Souza is 5-0 thus far in his burgeoning MMA career. The Nova Uniao MPBJJ product last competed at LFA 132, where he defeated Pedro Oliveira via split decision on May 13. His other four triumphs have come via knockout or technical knockout.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Yusaku Kinoshita (171) vs. Jose Henrique Souza (171)Matej Penaz (185) vs. Sedriques Dumas (184.5)
Rodrigo Lidio (155) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.5)
Victoria Dudakova (116) vs. Maria Silva (115)
Alex Morgan (144.5) vs. Blake Bilder (145.5)