WINNIPEG – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official UFC on FOX 26 fighter weigh-ins.
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Winnipeg and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Among those weighing were former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (28-11 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (27-9 MMA, 16-7 UFC), who meet in the 170-pound main event. Both fighters came in on point.
There was some drama, though. Co-headliner Josh Emmett (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) missed weight for his matchup with Ricardo Lamas (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC), coming in 2.5 pounds over the scheduled featherweight limit. Also, promotional newcomer Pietro Menga (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) failed to step on the scale, and therefor his flyweight bout with Tim Elliott (14-8-1 MMA, 3-6 UFC) was scratched from the card.
The full UFC on FOX 26 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
- Robbie Lawler (170.5) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (170)
- Josh Emmett (148.5)* vs. Ricardo Lamas (146)
- Mike Perry (170) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (170.5)
- Misha Cirkunov (205.5) vs. Glover Teixeira (205)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 5 p.m. ET)
- Jan Blachowicz (205.5) vs. Jared Cannonier (204)
- Julian Marquez (185) vs. Darren Stewart (185.5)
- Galore Bofando (170) vs. Chad Laprise (170.5)
- Tim Elliott (125.5) vs. Pietro Menga ()**
- John Makdessi (153) vs. Abel Trujillo (155.5)
- Oluwale Bamgbose (184.5) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (185)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)
- Jordan Mein (169) vs. Erick Silva (170.5)
- Danny Roberts (170.5) vs. Nordine Taleb (170.5)
*Emmett missed featherweight limit by 2.5 pounds
**Menga did not weigh in
For more on UFC on FOX 26, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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