We are entering the last few episodes of this season of the Contender series, and what a great season it has been so far. We have had Twenty-one out of the twenty-four fighters who won their bouts receive contracts, bringing a big increase in young prospects on the active UFC Roster. I have been pretty solid on picking fights this season as I have gone 17-7 on my straight picks. We have another five-bout event going down this Tuesday and you can find the full event preview below! Let’s have a good week fight fans, hope you all have enjoyed the season previews so far. Let’s close out this season strong.

*Bout Order and Betting Odds subject to change*

Opening Bout Men’s Bantamweight(135)

Jean Matsumoto(13-0)(#5 Bantamweight Brazil)(-150 slight favorite) Vs Kasey Turner(6-0)(#8 bantamweight Arizona)(+120 near even)

Second Bout Strawweight(115)

Julia Polastri(11-3)(#1 Women Brazil)(-420 heavy favorite) Vs Patricia Alujas(9-2)(+310 moderate underdog)

Featured Bout Featherweight(145)

AJ Cunningham(10-2)(#18 Featherweight US South East)(+195 moderate underdog) Vs Steven Nguyen(8-1)(#30 Featherweight US West)(-240 moderate favorite)

Co-main event Heavyweight(265)

Eduardo Neves(7-1)(#5 Heavyweight Brazil)(+130 slight underdog) Vs Jhonata Diniz(5-0)(#24 Heavyweight Brazil)(-160 slight favorite)

Main event Lightweight(155)

James Llontop(13-2)(#1 Welterweight Puru)(-175 slight favorite) Vs Malik Lewis(6-1)(#12 Lightweight US Southeast)(+175 slight underdog)

My Picks:

Matsumoto Via Second-Round Submission

Polastri Via Decision

Nguyen Via Decision

Diniz Via First Round KO/TKO

Llontop Via Second Round KO/TKO

Author:Gage Holder

Editor:Harrison Holder