The action returns to the Meta APEX in Las Vegas tonight at 7 pm ET on Paramount+. This event marks the second-to-last card of Season 10, meaning time is running out for prospects to secure a UFC contract.

Tonight is headlined by a crucial women’s bantamweight bout between Summer Onley and Alivia Bierley. Here are my Dana White’s Contender Series Week 9 predictions and picks.

Odds for tonight are sourced from BetMGM. In the first fight of the night, Cage Warriors product Nell Ariano stands as the biggest favorite on the card at -500, while his opponent, Preston LaGrange, enters as the biggest underdog at +365.

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Liv Bierley and Summer Onley are similar fighters: both are big, strong, athletic bantamweights who work with patience. I expect this to be a measured fight early, with neither woman rushing into unnecessary exchanges.

Although neither have high-level competitive backgrounds in other sports, Bierley and Onley both have high athletic ceilings in MMA. Each could improve her skill base, but they are always on balanced and in the right position to capitalize with their physicality. It would not be a surprise to see both in the UFC soon regardless of who wins on Tuesday night.

The biggest difference is that Bierley’s aggression, both with her striking and her wrestling. Once she finally decides to apply pressure, she has power in both hands and the durability to back it up. The potential is there whenever she decides to bite down on her mouthpiece.

Bierley lacks technical wrestling entries but if she can connect her hands around Onley, she has multiple explosive takedown finishes on her highlight reel. She can struggle to establish control at times, but creating those big moments could be the difference in this matchup.

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