LOS ANGELES – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official Bellator 192 fighter weigh-ins, where things went fairly smoothly.
The early weigh-ins took place at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 8 p.m. ET at the same venue.
Bellator 192 takes place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and the main card airs on Paramount (formerly Spike) following prelims on MMAjunkie.
Everyone made weight for the event. Among those who tipped the scales were headliners Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) and Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA), who meet in the opening round of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix. Sonnen weighed 222 pounds – 31 fewer than “Rampage.”
Welterweight champion Douglas Lima (29-6 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) and fellow co-headliner Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) also made their title fight official.
The full Bellator 192 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Paramount, 9 p.m. ET)
- Quinton Jackson (253) vs. Chael Sonnen (222) – heavyweight grand prix opening round
- Champ Douglas Lima (169) vs. Rory MacDonald (169.3) – for welterweight title
- Michael Chandler (156) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (155.9)
- Shane Kruchten (146) vs. Aaron Pico (145.2)
- Henry Corrales (145.8) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)
- Khonry Gracie (169) vs. Devon Brock (166)
- Ian Butler (168.4) vs. Joey Davis (170.5)
- Bomba Vasconcelos (168.5) vs. Ivan Castillo (169.8)
- Jose Campos (168.8) vs. Haim Gozali (168.5)
- Tommy Aaron (153.1) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (155.8)
- David Duran (127.7) vs. Kyle Estrada (127.6) – 128-pound catchweight
- Johnny Cisneros (170.4) vs. Marlen Magee (167.9)
- Arthur Estrazulas (156) vs. Mike Segura (155.6)
- Noah Tillis (155.3) vs. Jalin Turner (155.1)
- Gabriel Green (155.3) vs. Chris Padilla (156)
- James Barnes (135.2) vs. Chad George (135.6)
- Cooper Gibson (145.5) vs. Andrew Lazo (146)
For more on Bellator 192, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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