Contender Series Weigh-in Results: Every Fighter on Target for Final Week

It was smooth sailing for the 12 men on the scales ahead of the last week of the 2023 Dana White's Contender Series season.

Due to a weight issue for one of the combatants in Week 9, the organization rescheduled that fight for this event. The show will proceed with six bouts, with the rebooked tilt between Davi Bittencourt (134.5) and Lucas Rocha (133) extending the card beyond its usual five affairs.

Week 10 of the Contender Series takes place on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The evening’s featured bout is a bantamweight battle pitting Ramon Taveras (136) against Cortavious Romious (136).

Taveras will try to maximize his second chance to make a first impression, as the Floridian succumbed to strikes in half a round to Serhiy Sidey on DWCS in September. The defeat snapped a four-fight win streak in the Combat Night promotion in Florida, which included three stoppages – with one of those over longtime MMA veteran Charles Bennett. As a pro, “The Savage” has recorded seven of his eight victories inside the distance.

In June, Romious made a splash in Legacy Fighting Alliance by tapping out Nathan Williams in just over two minutes. While less experienced than his upcoming opponent, the man who calls himself “Are You Not Entertained?” also celebrates a high finish rate, with just one of his pro wins coming on the scorecards.

Contender Series Weigh-in Results:

Ramon Taveras (136) vs. Cortavious Romious (136)
Rickson Thai Zenidim Bueno (126) vs. Andre Lima (125.5)
Connor Matthews (145) vs. Jair Farias (146)
Yuri Panferov (186) vs. Torrez Finney (186)
Marquel Mederos (155.5) vs. Issa Isakov (156)
Davi Bittencourt (134.5) vs. Lucas Rocha (133)