Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Cleared for Week 8

All 10 fighters scheduled to compete on Week 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series hit their contracted marks at weigh-ins on Monday.

The Contender Series takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and airs on ESPN+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The evening’s featured bout is a bantamweight tilt pitting Allan Begosso (135.5) against Farid Basharat (135.5).

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who trains at Team Alpha Male, Begosso is 7-1-1 thus far in his professional career. That stint includes a 3-1 mark in Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he suffered his lone career defeat in a 135-pound title bout against Richard Palencia this past December.

Basharat, meanwhile, carries an 8-0 mark into the Contender Series. The 25-year-old London Shootfighters representative has competed for a handful of organizations on the European regional scene, capturing gold under the Ultimate Challenge MMA banner along the way.

Contender Series Weigh-in Results:

Allan Begosso (135.5) vs. Farid Basharat (135.5)
Ikram Aliskerov (186) vs. Mario Filipe de Sousa (185.5)
Malik Lewis (156) vs. Trevor Peek (156)
Bruna Emanuele Brasil (115) vs. Marnic Mann (115.5)
Brandon Lewis (135.5) vs. Daniel Marcos (136)