LAS VEGAS – Dana White’s Contender Series is back in action Tuesday night from the UFC Apex. MMA Junkie has you covered with live coverage of the five-fight card in which contestants vie for a potential UFC contract. The event stream on ESPN+. * * * * * In middleweight action, Hawaiian slugger Maki Pitolo (12-4) using devastating punches to the body to earn a first-round finish of Justin Sumter (7-3). The two men wasted little time moving forward and looking to strike. A Sumter slip allowed Pitolo to land the first big shots of the contest, though both men were finding their way through their opponent’s defense.
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