We are down to the final four episodes for this season of The Contender series! As expected, we have had a great season with a lot of young fighters added to the UFC Roster. We have had twenty-six out of twenty-nine fighters who won their bouts receive contracts, bringing in a very high percentage of new talent onto the main roster. I have gone a solid 22-7 on my straight pics for the season. Let’s see if we can close out these last four weeks with more success and more contracts rewarded for these young talented fighters. The full five-fight event preview is listed below.

*Photo Credits to MMAJunkie*

*Bout order and Betting Odds Subject to change*

Opening Bout Men’s Flyweight(125)

Igor Da Silva(7-0)(#33 flyweight Brazil)(-220 moderate favorite) Vs Jhonata Silva(8-1)(#107 flyweight Brazil)(+180 slight underdog)

Second Bout Lightweight(155)

Kaynan Kruschewsky(14-1)(#14 Lightweight Brazil)(-250 moderate favorite) Vs Dylan Mantello(7-2)(#14 Lightweight US Northeast)(+200 moderate underdog)

Featured Bout Strawweight(115)

Talita Alencar(4-0)(#45 Women US)(-240 moderate favorite) Vs Stephanie Luciano(5-1)(#40 Women Brazil)(+200 underdog)

Co-main Event Lightweight(155)

JaCobi Jones(6-1)(#36 Lightweight US West)(-300 moderate favorite) Vs Daniel James Allen(4-0)(#87 Lightweight US West)(+230 moderate favorite)

Main Event Heavyweight(265)

Shamil Gaziev(10-0)(-480 heavy favorite)(#21 Heavyweight Russia) Vs Greg Velasco(6-0)(#4 Heavyweight US Northeast)(+360 moderate favorite)

My Picks:

Da Silva Via Decision

Kruschewsky Via Second Round KO/TKO

Luciano Via Decision

Jones Via Third Round Submission

Gaziev Via First Round KO/TKO

Author:Gage Holder

Editor:Harrison Holder