Contender Series Weigh-in Results: Oron Kahlon Misses Mark for Bantamweight Bout
All but one of the 12 athletes slated to compete on Week 9 of Dana
White’s Contender Series made weight on Monday.
The lone exception was Oron Kahlon, who tipped the scales at 139 pounds for a bantamweight clash against Javid Basharat (136). The fight will proceed as planned, but Kahlon will be fined 20% of his purse.
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 featured bout on this week’s card is a middleweight tilt
pitting Jansey
Silva (185.5) against Gadzhi
Omargadzhiev (186).
Silva has compiled a 7-1 record while competing exclusively for the Brazilian organization Watch Out Combat Show. The 26-year-old Tata Fight Team member has finished five of his wins by knockout or technical knockout.
Russia’s Omargadzhiev is 12-0 since beginning his professional tenure in 2013. The CSKA Moscow representative has earned eight of his triumphs by KO/TKO and two via submission.
Cristian Quinonez (135.5) vs. Long Xiao (136)
Javid Basharat (136) vs. Oron Kahlon (139)*
Qihui Yan (125) vs. Karine Silva (125)
Manuel Roberto Torres (155.5) vs. Kolton Englund (155.5)
Olivier Murad (146) vs. Xie Bin (146)
* Kahlon missed weight by three pounds and was fined 20% of his purse.
The lone exception was Oron Kahlon, who tipped the scales at 139 pounds for a bantamweight clash against Javid Basharat (136). The fight will proceed as planned, but Kahlon will be fined 20% of his purse.
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Silva has compiled a 7-1 record while competing exclusively for the Brazilian organization Watch Out Combat Show. The 26-year-old Tata Fight Team member has finished five of his wins by knockout or technical knockout.
Russia’s Omargadzhiev is 12-0 since beginning his professional tenure in 2013. The CSKA Moscow representative has earned eight of his triumphs by KO/TKO and two via submission.
Contender Series Weigh-in Results:
Jansey Silva (185.5) vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (186)Cristian Quinonez (135.5) vs. Long Xiao (136)
Javid Basharat (136) vs. Oron Kahlon (139)*
Qihui Yan (125) vs. Karine Silva (125)
Manuel Roberto Torres (155.5) vs. Kolton Englund (155.5)
Olivier Murad (146) vs. Xie Bin (146)
* Kahlon missed weight by three pounds and was fined 20% of his purse.
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