Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 3 emanates from The Ultimate Fighter Gym this Tuesday (July 25, 2017) at 8 p.m. (ET) live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Legacy FC veteran Ryan Spann battles undefeated light heavyweight Karl Roberson.
Spann (10-4) heads into this matchup off a 20-second first-round submission victory over Roman Pizzolato at WFC 72 in May, which snapped a two-fight skid for the Texas native. The 25-year-old is 2-3 in his last five fights, but two of those setbacks came to UFC veteran Robert Drysdale and current UFC middleweight Trevin Giles. Roberson (4-0) is coming off three straight stoppage victories, including a first-round submission of Derrick Brown at CFFC 65 in May. The 26-year-old hasn’t gone the distance since his professional MMA debut in 2015 and has two wins by submission along with one knockout on his resume.
In the co-main event, Titan FC welterweight champion Jason Jackson looks for his fifth win in a row when he takes on Kyle Stewart. Jackson (7-2) captured the Titan FC welterweight strap in December, defeating TUF 25 competitor Dhiego Lima by first-round knockout at Titan FC 42. The 26-year-old was on Season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter, where he was eliminated from the show after losing to Mike Graves. Stewart (8-0) is coming off a first-round submission victory over Ty Freeman at LFA 11 in May. The 28-year-old boasts four wins by submission along with three knockouts.
Chase Waldon also battles late replacement Geoffrey Neal in a middleweight affair. Waldon (11-2) has won 10 of his 11 fights, with his lone blemish coming against UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert at RFA 45 last year. The 30-year-old has only gone the distance three times in his 13-fight career. Meanwhile, Neal (7-2) gets a quick turnaround, as he defeated Bilal Williams by first-round knockout a few weeks ago at LFA 16. The 26-year-old heads into this matchup having won five of his last six fights.
In addition, top light heavyweight prospect Alonzo Menifield puts his undefeated record on the line against UFC veteran Daniel Jolly. Menifield (3-0) has won all of his fights by stoppage, including a submission victory over Khadzhimurat Bestaev in his last fight at LFA 13 in June. The 29-year-old opted to stay at home for this camp due to the quick turnaround rather than training in Colorado with UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes. Jolly (5-2) dropped both of his previous fights in the UFC, suffering TKO setbacks to Misha Cirkunov and most recently Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night 104 in February. The 32-year-old entered the UFC with a perfect 5-0 record and will be competing for just the third time since 2015.
Rounding out the card is Hawaii’s Dan Ige battling undefeated Luis Raul Gomez Alvarez. Ige (7-1) is currently riding a five-fight win streak, including a unanimous-decision victory over Ronildo Augusto at Titan FC 44 in May. The 25-year-old has picked up five of his seven career victories by stoppage. Alvarez (4-0) made his professional MMA debut in September 2015 and has won three of his four career fights by stoppage as well. Born in Cuba, the 22-year-old has primarily fought for the Florida-based Fight Time organization during his short career.
MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting odds for the following bouts on the Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series 3 card today at Several Bookmakers…
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Main Event | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs
Karl Roberson -120
Ryan Spann -120
Over 1.5 -170
Under 1.5 +130
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Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs
Kyle Stewart +160
Jason Jackson -210
Over 1.5 -170
Under 1.5 +130
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Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs
Chase Waldon -140
Geoffrey Neal +100
Over 1.5 -165
Under 1.5 +125
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Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs
Daniel Jolly +260
Alonzo Menifield -380
Over 1.5 +140
Under 1.5 -180
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Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs
Luis Gomez +145
Dan Ige -185
Over 2.5 -150
Under 2.5 +110
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