Author:Gage Holder       Editor: Harrison Holder

Here we are, fight fans, after an eventful season 9 of the Contender Series. We have reached the final episode of the season, and what a season it has been so far! We had one of the greatest fights in the show’s history in last week’s co-main event. It was so epic that Dana went backstage right after the co-main event bout and gave both guys contracts, plus for the first time ever, 25K bonuses for both! We ended up with six new contracts out of the five fight winners and one fight loser, bringing the season total to 37 fighters who have been added to the roster. We went 4-1 on our straight card picks bringing the total to 52-22 on straight contender series picks dating back to the last two seasons. We have a special six-fight card for you this Tuesday to end the season so enjoy the last episode of season 9, A full event preview is below 👇🏻👇🏻

*Bout Order and Card Subject to Change*

Opening Bout Middleweight(185)

Mario Mingaj(7-0)(#20 LHW Europe Western)(+155 underdog) Vs Wes Schultz(7-2)(#7 MW US Midwest)(-190 favorite)

Second Bout Heavyweight(265)

Azamat Nuftillaev(13-1-1)(#1 HW Asia Central)(-130 favorite) Vs Jovan Leka(10-2)(#3 HW Europe)(+105 near even)

Third Bout Welterweight(170)

Michael Oliveira(8-0)(#35 WW Brazil)(-220 favorite) Vs Victor Valenzuela(12-3)(#28 WW North America)(+175 underdog)

Featured Bout Featherweight(145)

Marwan Rahiki(6-0)(#5 FW Australia/NZ)(-245 favorite) Vs Ananias Mulumba(9-2)(#6 FW Mid E/Africa)(+195 underdog)

Co-Main Event Men’s Bantamweight(135)

Juan Diaz(14-1-1)(#2 BW Latin America)(-105 near even) Vs Won IL Kwon(14-5)(#252 FW Worldwide)(-125 Slight favorite)

Main Event Light Heavyweight(205)

Freddy Vidal(4-0)(#3 LHW US Northeast)(+130 underdog) Vs Levi Rodrigues(5-0)(#29 LHW Brazil)(-155 favorite)

My Picks: Mingaj Second round Submission

Nuftillaev Via First Round KO/TKO

Oliveira Via Second Round KO/TKO

Rahiki Via Second Round KO/TKO

Kwon IL Via Decision

Rodriguez Via First Round KO/TKO