Contender Series premieres in Brazil. Photo: Disclosure
Upon completing 25 years in 2018, the UFC planned actions for the celebration in several countries around the world. In Brazil, the season of the program 'Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series' will be held. The series presented by Dana White will feature Rodrigo Minotauro and will be shown on the Combate channel.
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The initial plan for the reality show was 30 fights in all UFC categories, but they were reduced to 15 fights in the weight divisions of the matchmaker (responsible for booking the fights), Mick Maynard. According to the Combate channel website, the reason given by Ultimate was that the categories led by Sean Shelby are already full.
Maynard is responsible for scheduling the fights in the women's divisions: straws, flies, cocks and feathers. He fights with men in the flyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight categories.
How does 'Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series' work?
The series debuted in the USA in 2017, where Dana White watched fights between MMA prospects in all categories competing at the event. The athletes who most caught the attention of the president of Ultimate guaranteed an opportunity to debut in the UFC.
Fights confirmed for Contender Series Brasil
Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai x Marcos Conrado Jr.
Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker x João Zaiden
Light Heavyweight: John allan x Vinicius Mamute
Average weight: Wellington Turman x Leonardo Cabeção
Bantamweight: Dayana Silva x Gisele Moreira
Flyweight: Rogério Bontorim x Gustavo Gabriel
Bantamweight: Luana Dread x Duda Cowboyzinha
Average weight: André Sergipano x Daniel Gaucho
Bantamweight: Mayana Kellem x Mayra Bueno
Flyweight: Estefani Almeida x Taila Santos
Fly weight: Allan Puro Osso x Raulian paiva
Straw weight: Mary Oliveira x Marina Rodriguez
Heavyweight: Henrique Montanha x Opponent to be determined
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