Written by Wes Schultz (right) lost to Mansur Abdul-Malik in August. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Wes Schultz will get another chance inside the octagon as he returns to Dana White’s Contender Series on Oct. 15 to replace Alain Van De Merckt against Heraldo Souza at middleweight.
Multiple people with knowledge of the chance confirmed the news to MMA Fighting.
Schultz (6-2) first appeared on DWCS on Aug. 13, losing an entertaining match to Mansur Abdul-Malik via second-round stoppage. “Party Time” was riding a three-fight finishing streak going into that bout, all in the opening round.
Souza (9-1-1) claimed the SFT welterweight championship with a 97-second knockout over Andre Fischer this past April, extending his unbeaten streak to six. “Savage” decided to move up to 185 pounds for a shot at a UFC contract through DWCS.
Check the updated Contender Series lineup for Oct. 15 below.
Wes Schultz vs. Heraldo Souza
Nick Piccininni vs. Jack Duffy
Yadier DelValle vs. Antonio Monteiro
Leslie Hernandez vs. Julieta Martinez
Mohamed Ado vs. Jonathan Micallef
Mike Heck contributed to this report