Overview

• Week 9 of Dana White’s Contender Series airs at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with international streaming on UFC Fight Pass.
• The five-fight slate features Lucas Caldas vs. Magomed Zaynukov (lightweight) and Adrian Luna Martinetti vs. Mark Vologdin (bantamweight) as the top two bouts.
• All fighters successfully made weight, including Caldas at 154.5 lbs and Zaynukov at 155.5 lbs, with Luna and Vologdin each at 136 lbs.
• The remaining matchups are Imanol Rodriguez vs. Roque Conceição (flyweight), Luis Felipe Dias vs. Donavon Hedrick (middleweight), and Luke Fernandez vs. Rafael Pergentino (light heavyweight).
• Pre-event coverage highlights the UFC contract stakes and a Season 9 trend of decisive finishes, cited at 28 stoppages in 40 fights.