On Tuesday, DWCS Week 10 will seek to close out the season in style, and the 10 fighters scheduled to compete will do their best to impress the titular UFC boss — and hope that he remains as free with the contracts as he has been in the first nine episodes.
This week’s lineup does not bring quite the same wealth of obvious blue-chippers as some previous episodes, but there are a few exceptions. In the scheduled feature bout, lightweight knockout artist Achilles Estremadura will face off against the mononymous Maheshate of central China. The opener is notable for featuring a pair of fighters with a combined age of over 70, and nearly that many fights between them, in flyweight prospects Juan Puerta and Zhifa Shang. Titan Fighting Championship standout Puerta is on a double-digit win streak dating back over four years and could easily have been signed by the UFC before now, but this Tuesday he will get his chance.
Dana White’s Contender Series 2021: Week 10 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and airs live on ESPN+ at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
THE LINEUP
155: Achilles Estremadura (7-0) vs. Maheshate (5-1)170: Yohan Lainesse (7-0) vs. Justin Burlinson (7-0)
125: Lun Qiu (14-7) vs. Erisson Ferreira (10-1)
145: Jonas Bilharinho (8-1-1) vs. Canaan Kaiwahae (6-1)
125: Zhifa Shang (32-7) vs. Juan Puerta (22-6)