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.

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.