Dana White’s Contender Series 17 took place Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we’re grading the winners from the four-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. With a refreshing but digestible format that has had the MMA fanbase responding, this series has shown to have legs in multiple ways while serving as a crockpot for contenders whom the UFC matchmakers can use for future events. So, with that trend in mind, I will once again be taking a look at the winning fighters regardless of whether or not they won a UFC contract, grading their performances in regards to their probability of returning to a UFC stage. * * * * * Yorgan De Castro Weight class : Heavyweight Result : Yorgan De Castro def. Alton Meeks via TKO (leg kick, punches) Grade : A Summary : In what was the only finish of the night, I had a hard time finding any worthwhile holes to poke in Yorgan De Castro ’s performance against Alton Meeks. Not only was De Castro the biggest betting underdog of the night (closing upwards of +600), he was also able to get the job done against a highly touted Greco-Roman wrestler in Meeks