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Bloomfield's Cherico a favorite on Dana White's contenders series

8/22/2017

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Bloomfield native a favorite

Bloomfield native Mark Cherico is a -140 betting favorite for his featherweight fight tonight on Dana White's Tuesday Night Conteder series against Mike Santiago on UFC's Fight Pass in Las Vegas. Santiago, 28, who is 18-9 in his career has won his previous eight fights.

Cherico, 31, is 11-1 and has won four straight fights. White offers the fighters who impress his contracts to the UFC. During the show's first six weeks, 11 fighters have been awarded contracts.

Here's a list of those who have been awarded deals:
Week 1 - Kurt Holobaugh, featherweight; Boston Salmon, bantamweight.
Week 2 - Sean O'Malley, bantamweight.
Week 3 - Karl Roberson, light heavyweight; Geoffrey Neal, middleweight.
Week 4 - Julian Marquez, middleweight; Brandon Davis, featherweight.
Week 5 - Mike Rodriguez, light heavyweight; Alex Perez, flyweight.
Week 6 - Charles Byrd, middleweight; Grant Dawson, featherweight.
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