DWCS Week 1 is the focus of a complete Dana White’s Contender Series Week 1 card after all 10 scheduled fighters weighed in for five bouts. The reported scale results set the lineup for the opening event of the promotion’s 10th season, with heavyweight prospects Anthony Wint and Matt Adams listed for the 265-pound headliner. DWCS Week 1’s slate also spans lightweight, flyweight, featherweight and middleweight competition, giving the event a broad range of weight classes before the action begins.
The weigh-ins were held just ahead of the Tuesday night show scheduled for Aug. 11, 2026. The event is set to stream on Paramount+ from the Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a listed start time of 7 p.m. ET. The supplied weigh-in report noted that the Nevada State Athletic Commission allows a one-pound allowance. That detail explains why several fighters appeared on the published list at or slightly above the division number while still being included on a card described as having five fights set. For DWCS Week 1, the immediate development is straightforward: every announced participant was listed with a weight and each matchup remained in place.
DWCS Week 1’s five official matchups
The heavyweight main event pairs Anthony Wint at 234 pounds with Matt Adams at 235.5 pounds. Although the bout is billed at 265 pounds, neither man approached that upper limit on the reported scale sheet. It remains the featured contest on a card built around fighters seeking to make an impression in the Contender Series setting. Elsewhere on DWCS Week 1’s program, Fabrizio Escarrega was listed at 156 pounds for his lightweight meeting with Abe Alsaghir, whose published weight appeared as 155.5. The flyweight matchup lists Bilal Hasan at 125 pounds against Mridul Saikia at 125.5, exactly as presented in the supplied report. Ananias Mulumba and Tom Pagliarulo were listed at 145.5 and 145 pounds, respectively, for their featherweight bout. The middleweight pairing of Jonathan Kunneman and Joseph Kropschot completed the card at 184 and 185.5 pounds.
The scale sheet matters because it confirms the event’s full five-fight structure before competition begins. Rather than leaving the card defined only by its heavyweight headline, DWCS Week 1 includes four additional pairings at distinct weight classes. The published figures also show the practical effect of the stated one-pound allowance: Escarrega, Mulumba and Kropschot were each listed above the traditional whole-number division limit, yet their fights remained part of the set card. That is a factual distinction between a division label and the commission allowance cited in the report, not a change to the matchups themselves. DWCS Week 1 therefore arrives with no reported alteration to the announced lineup. Wint versus Adams headlines, while the other four contests supply the rest of the evening’s structure. The weigh-in coverage does not provide results, contracts or post-fight outcomes, so the confirmed next point in the timeline is the scheduled Tuesday night event.
What the weigh-in sheet confirms
DWCS Week 1’s official list confirms more than the main event. It identifies all 10 competitors, their reported weights and the five divisions represented on the card. That provides a clear pre-fight snapshot without projecting what will happen once the bouts begin. The report describes the event as Week 1 of the 10th Contender Series season and places it at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The headline contest is a heavyweight meeting, but the card moves down through lightweight, flyweight, featherweight and middleweight. The presence of those divisions means DWCS Week 1 is not limited to one type of prospect matchup. It is a five-bout opening slate with a documented scale result for every fighter named in the announced pairings. The next verified stage is the Paramount+ broadcast, scheduled after the weigh-ins.
- Anthony Wint and Matt Adams headline DWCS Week 1’s card after weighing 234 pounds and 235.5 pounds, respectively.
- Jonathan Kunneman and Joseph Kropschot complete the slate’s middleweight bout after weighing 184 pounds and 185.5 pounds, respectively.
| DWCS Week 1 matchup | Published weigh-in detail |
|---|---|
| Anthony Wint vs. Matt Adams | 234 pounds vs. 235.5 pounds; heavyweight headliner |
| Fabrizio Escarrega vs. Abe Alsaghir | 156 pounds vs. 155.5; lightweight |
| Bilal Hasan vs. Mridul Saikia | 125 pounds vs. 125.5; flyweight |
| Ananias Mulumba vs. Tom Pagliarulo | 145.5 pounds vs. 145 pounds; featherweight |
| Jonathan Kunneman vs. Joseph Kropschot | 184 pounds vs. 185.5 pounds; middleweight |
DWCS Week 1 now has a confirmed five-fight Contender Series Week 1 card following the published weigh-in results. Wint and Adams lead the way at heavyweight, while four more matchups fill out the opening slate across lightweight, flyweight, featherweight and middleweight. With every listed fighter accounted for on the scale sheet, the focus turns from the weigh-ins to the scheduled Tuesday night competition at Meta Apex.
Sources: Sherdog; MMA Mania
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