{"id":310363,"date":"2019-04-19T12:03:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310363"},"modified":"2019-04-19T12:03:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T19:03:18","slug":"zach-zane-vs-justin-gonzales-slated-for-contender-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/zach-zane-vs-justin-gonzales-slated-for-contender-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Zane vs. Justin Gonzales slated for Contender Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UFC is putting the final touches on another Dana White&#8217;s Tuesday Night Contender Series bout. Featherweights <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/fighters\/69110-zach-zane\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Zane<\/a> (12-7) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/fighters\/45007-justin-gonzales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Justin Gonzales<\/a> (8-0) are on a crash course for Las Vegas on June 25, sources tell BJPenn.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born and raised in Wailuku, Hawaii, &#8220;God&#8217;s Warrior&#8221; Zach Zane has been on a dominant run, competing for regional promotions around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A veteran of Brave CF and Alaska FC, Zane earned the X-1 Welterweight Championship in his last bout, defeating Keali&#8217;i Kanekoa by first round submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After kicking off his career going 4-7, Zane has steered things around, winning eight straight fights &#8212; all inside the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zane&#8217;s opponent Justin Gonzales is also riding an eight-fight win streak at the professional level. Unlike Zane, however, Gonzales has not lost as a professional and has gone to the judges&#8217; decision five times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The June 25 episode of Contender Series is currently scheduled as &#8220;Episode 2&#8221; for the upcoming season 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-ultimate-guide-to-contender-series-season-3\/\">Check out the entire known Dana White&#8217;s Tuesday Night Contender Series lineup here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/19\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC is putting the final touches on another Dana White&#8217;s Tuesday Night Contender Series bout. Featherweights Zach Zane (12-7) and Justin Gonzales (8-0) are on a crash course for Las Vegas on June 25, sources tell BJPenn.com Born and raised in Wailuku, Hawaii, &#8220;God&#8217;s Warrior&#8221; Zach Zane has been on a dominant run, competing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54470,"featured_media":310364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39527,39610],"tags":[45148,39529,39607,46191,46190],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zach Zane vs. Justin Gonzales slated for Contender Series | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The UFC is putting the final touches on another Contender Series bout. 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