Contender Series Weigh-in Results: One Fighter Misses Weight

All but one athlete slated to compete on Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series made weight without issue on Monday morning.

The lone exception was Manuel Gaxhja, who tipped the scales at 160.5 pounds for a lightweight clash against Chris Duncan (156). Gaxhja will be fined 30 percent of his purse, and the bout will proceed as planned.

The Contender Series takes place on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The evening’s featured bout is a light heavyweight tilt pitting Lukasz Sudolski (205) against Ihor Potieria (203.5).

A native of Szczecin, Poland, Sudolski is undefeated in eight professional appearances. The 28-year-old Berserkers Team representative has finished six of those victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission — including five inside of a round.

Potieria, meanwhile, has been victorious in 18 of 20 bouts over the course of a career that began in 2015. The 25-year-old Ukraine native enters the Contender Series on a 14-fight winning streak that includes a pair of finishes in 2021.

Contender Series Weigh-in Results:

Lukasz Sudolski (205) vs. Ihor Potieria (203.5)
Manuel Gaxhja (160.5)* vs. Chris Duncan (156)
Caio Borralho (185.5) vs. Aaron Jeffery (185.5)
Lucas Almeida (155.5) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (156)
Rizvan Kuniev (265.5) vs. Edivan Santos (234)

*Gaxhja missed weight by 4.5 pounds and was fined 30 percent of his purse.