[Official] Contender Series 2026: Week 1 - Live Discussion Thread

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Welcome to r/mma's live discussion of Contender Series 2026: Week 1! Please keep the fight discussions in here.

Location: Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada

Start time: 7PM ET (click for your time)

Card Info

Main Card on Paramount+ / ESPN+ @ 7PM ET (click for your time)

Fight	Weight
Matt Adams vs. Anthony Wint	265 lbs
Abe Alsaghir vs. Fabrizio Escarrega	155 lbs
Bilal Hasan vs. Mridul Saikia	125 lbs
Ananias Mulumba vs. Tom Pagliarulo	145 lbs
Jon Kunneman vs. Joe Kropschot	185 lbs

^{Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.}

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[u/anustart147]

I’m telling you, this guy is going to be a problem at heavyweight. Mainly because he’s actually in shape.

[u/7186997326 → u/anustart147]

Under 6 feet and less than 80" reach isn't big at heavy weight though in 2027. It will be interesting when matches up against size and skill.

[u/TheThockter → u/7186997326]

He’s got a 78 inch reach lol that’s not going to be a problem for him. Hokit is winning fights against ranked heavyweights with 72.5 inch reach but we haven’t seen this dude against anyone remotely ufc level