Of course, it wouldn’t be a Bellator card without a touch of the promotion’s fabled bad luck, with the MMA Gods scrapping not one but two title fights on a card that originally had four belts on the line. Or maybe one and a half title fights. Liz Carmouche can still retain her women’s flyweight title on Saturday, but Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, the promotion’s former 125lb champ and promotional darling, will not be eligible to win gold after missing weight for the fight.

Earlier in the week, Linton Vassell was forced to pull out of a fight with heavyweight champ Ryan Bader, removing that title fight from the San Diego card.

Weigh-ins for Bellator 300 took place Friday, with the event going down Saturday headlined by Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus, while Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano serves as co-headliner. Highlights from Friday’s weigh-ins can be found below!

Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus Weigh-In Results

Main card

Lightweight: Usman Nurmagomedov (c) (154.8) vs. Brent Primus (154.8) — for the Bellator MMA lightweight championship / lightweight grand prix semifinal
Women’s Featherweight: Cris Cyborg (c) (144.6) vs. Cat Zingano (144.6) — for the Bellator MMA women’s featherweight championship
Women’s Flyweight: Liz Carmouche (c) (124.8) vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (126.6)*  — for then Bellator MMA women’s flyweight champion

Preliminary card

Heavyweight: Davion Franklin (265) vs. Slim Trabelsi (233.8)
Featherweight: Henry Corrales (146) vs. Kai Kamaka III (145.6)
Women’s Featherweight: Sara McMann(145.4) vs. Leah McCourt (146)
Women’s Flyweight: Ilara Joanne (125.6) vs. Jena Bishop (125.4)
Bantamweight: Bobby Seronio III (138.2) vs. Alberto Garcia(137)
Middleweight: Grant Neal (183.6) vs. Romero Cotton (185.6)
Lightweight: Sergio Cossio (156) vs. Jesse Roberts (155.8)
Catchweight (180lb): Mukhamed Berkhamov (178.4) vs. Herman Terrado (178.2)
Light Heavyweight: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.4) vs. Maciej Różański (204.4)
Catchweight (160lb): Dmytrii Hrytsenko (158.8) vs. Justin Montalvo (158.6)
Bantamweight: Bryce Meredith (136) vs. Miguel Peimbert (134.8)
Women’s Featherweight: Lorrany Santos (145.6) vs. Jackie Cataline (145.4)
Heavyweight: Josh Hokit (246) vs. Spencer Smith (247.8)

* Ilima-Lei Macfarlane misses weight. Fight will go on, only Carmouche eligible to win/retain title

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Despite the event being ravaged by injuries and a handful of fighters stepping up on short notice, there were no misses at the scales at Friday morning’s official weigh-in. Most importantly, the rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC women’s flyweight title, which headlines the event, is a go.

Jack Della Maddalena, in the co-main event with Kevin Holland on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, was the final fighter to weigh in — but hit the welterweight limit at 171lbs.

Full results from Friday’s weigh-in, plus photo and video highlights, can be found below.

Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Weigh-In Results

Main Card

Women’s Flyweight: Alexa Grasso (c) (124.5) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (124.5) — for the UFC women’s flyweight championship
Welterweight: Kevin Holland (170.5) vs. Jack Della Maddalena (171)
Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. (135) vs. Terrence Mitchell (135.5)
Lightweight: Daniel Zellhuber (156) vs. Christos Giagos (156)
Featherweight: Fernando Padilla (145.5) vs. Kyle Nelson (146)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Strawweight: Lupita Godinez (116) vs. Elise Reed (115.5)
Middleweight: Roman Kopylov (185.5) vs. Josh Fremd (185.5)
Flyweight: Edgar Cháirez (126) vs. Daniel Lacerda (125.5)
Women’s Flyweight: Tracy Cortez (126) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125.5)
Lightweight: Alex Reyes (155.5) vs. Charlie Campbell (155)
Women’s Strawweight: Josefine Knutsson (115.5) vs. Marnic Mann (115)

Noche UFC Official Weigh-In Highlights:

Noche UFC Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights

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After debuting in France in 2022, the promotion returns with French heavyweight Ciryl Gane once again headlining, this time against Moldovan heavyweight Serghei Spivac. The fight might be a tougher match-up than it looks at first glance, as Gane has struggled with his grappling, an area Spivac is likely to have a leg up on him in.

Friday morning saw the full card weigh in for this year’s UFC Paris, with all fighters making weight. Zarah Fairn dos Santos did need a second attempt, but ultimately hit the mark for her 140lb catchweight fight with Jacqueline Cavalcanti.

Full results and a gallery of highlights from Friday’s official and ceremonial weigh-ins can be found below.

UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac Weigh-In Results

Main Card

Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane (250) vs. Serghei Spivac (256)
Women’s Flyweight: Manon Fiorot (125) vs. Rose Namajunas (125)
Lightweight: Benoît Saint-Denis (156) vs. Thiago Moisés (156)
Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir (205) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205)
Featherweight: William Gomis (146) vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (146)

Preliminary Card

Featherweight: Morgan Charriere (146) vs. Manolo Zecchini (146)
Bantamweight: Taylor Lapilus (135) vs. Caolán Loughran (136)
Welterweight: Ange Loosa (171) vs. Rhys McKee (171)
Women’s Bantamweight: Joselyne Edwards (136) vs. Nora Cornolle (136)
Bantamweight: Farid Basharat (136) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (134.5)
Women’s 140-Pound Catchweight: Zarah Fairn dos Santos (140) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (139)

UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights

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While main event welterweights Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos successfully made weight, a pair of main card middleweights struggled at the scales. Those were Tafon Ncukwi and Josh Fremd, coming in 3.5 and 3 pounds over the middleweight limit, respectively. As it happens, they’re in separate fights; Fremd faces Jamie Pickett on Saturday, and Nchukwi takes on A.J. Dobson.

Regardless of weight, the fights are a go, with both fighters forfeiting a portion of their purse.

Cageside Press was on hand at the UFC Apex on Friday for the official weigh-ins — full results plus video and photo highlights can be found below!

UFC Vegas 78: Luque vs. dos Anjos Weigh-In Results

Main card

Welterweight: Vicente Luque (170.5) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (171)
Featherweight: Cub Swanson (146) vs. Hakeem Dawodu (146)
Light Heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. (203.5) vs. Chris Daukaus (205)
Women’s Strawweight: Polyana Viana (116) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (116)
Middleweight: A.J. Dobson (185.5) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (189.5)*
Middleweight: Josh Fremd (189)* vs. Jamie Pickett (186)

Preliminary card

Bantamweight: JP Buys (136) vs. Marcus McGhee (136)
Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Mike Breeden (156)
Featherweight: Francis Marshall (145.5) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (145.5)
Heavyweight: Josh Parisian (266) vs. Martin Buday (266)
Women’s Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim (116) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (113)
Bantamweight: Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Jose Johnson (135.5)
Women’s Flyweight: Juliana Miller (126) vs. Luana Santos (126)

* Missed weight. Purses will be docked for fighters who missed weight.

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The second Pay-Per-View event from the UFC in the month of July is headlined by Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, a rematch five years in the making that now features the “BMF” championship on the line. A stacked main card sees Alex Pereira arrive at light heavyweight in the co-main event, with the former middleweight champ facing Jan Blachowicz, a former 205lb champion.

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, meanwhile, is set for a very fun match-up with Brazilian Michel Pereira. “Demolidor” turned out to be one of two fighters coming in heavy on Friday, weighing in at 174lbs for the welterweight fight.

Michel Pereira misses weight at 174 pounds. #UFC291

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The other fighter that tipped the scales heavy was Vinicius Salvador, who was overweight for a preliminary card flyweight fight against C.J. Vergara.

Full results from Friday morning’s UFC 291 official weigh-in can be found below, along with photo and video highlights from both the official and ceremonial weigh-ins.

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Weigh-In Results

Main card

Lightweight: Dustin Poirier (155) vs. Justin Gaethje (156) — for the UFC “BMF” championship
Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz (205) vs. Alex Pereira (205.5)
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson (170.5) vs. Michel Pereira (174)**
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Bobby Green (155.5)
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Kevin Holland (169.5)

Preliminary card

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim (170) vs. Trevin Giles (170)
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis (263.5) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima (262)
Middleweight: Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5)
Welterweight: Jake Matthews (170) vs. Darrius Flowers (170.5)

Early preliminary card

Flyweight: C.J. Vergara (125.5) vs. Vinicius Salvador (128.5)*
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger (169.5) vs. Uroš Medić (170.5)
Women’s Flyweight: Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (125)

* Missed weight, forfeits 20% of his purse, but the fight will continue.

** Missed weight, no word as to if this fight will continue as of weigh-in time.

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Official Weigh-In Highlights

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights

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That didn’t come without just a wee bit of drama, as Jonny Parsons initially came in one pound over the welterweight limit for his fight with Danny “Hot Chocolate” Roberts. However, afforded an extra hour to make the weight, Parsons successfully hit the mark, weighing in behind a barrier and hitting 171 pounds on the nose.

Not surprisingly, there were no issues with main event heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura making weight. British standout Aspinall will be fighting for the first time since injuring his knee early in a fight with Curtis Blaydes last year, also in London.

Full results from Friday’s weigh-in and a gallery of highlights can be found below.

UFC London: Aspinall vs. Tybura Weigh-In Results

Main card

Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (258) vs. Marcin Tybura (246)
Women’s Flyweight: Molly McCann (125) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (125)
Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood (146) vs. Andre Fili (145)
Middleweight: Paul Craig (186) vs. André Muniz (185)
Lightweight: Jai Herbert (155) vs. Farès Ziam (155)
Featherweight: Lerone Murphy (146) vs. Joshua Culibao (146)

Preliminary card

Bantamweight: Davey Grant (136) vs. Daniel Marcos (136)
Welterweight: Danny Roberts (171) vs. Jonny Parsons (171)*
Lightweight: Marc Diakiese (156) vs. Joel Álvarez (156)
Heavyweight: Mick Parkin (264) vs. Jamal Pogues (266)
Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov (186) vs. Bryan Barberena (185)
Women’s Bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira (136) vs. Pannie Kianzad (135)
Lightweight: Chris Duncan (156) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (155)
Women’s Strawweight: Shauna Bannon (115) vs. Bruna Brasil (115)
Flyweight: Jafel Filho (126) vs. Daniel Bárez (125)

* Parsons missed weight by 1 pound on his first attempt, and was given an hour to cut the final pound. He successfully made 171 on his subsequent attempt.

UFC London: Aspinall vs. Tybura Official Weigh-In Highlights

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— Theo (@JamieTheoMMA) July 21, 2023

UFC London: Aspinall vs. Tybura Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights

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The lone exception on the International Fight Week card was Jalin Turner, the last man to weigh in during Friday’s window. He came in two pounds heavy for a lightweight fight with Dan “The Hangman” Hooker, and will forfeit 20% of his purse as a result.

The main players of UFC 290 made weighed in early and without issue. Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodriguez, Brandon Moreno, and Alexandre Pantoja all weighed in successfully within the first few minutes on Friday morning. Both title fights are a go, while Brandon Royval, who hit the scales and made championship weight as a back-up for the co-main event, likely won’t be needed.

Robbie Lawler, meanwhile, made the welterweight limit for the final time, as he intends to retire following the event.

Full results from Friday’s UFC 290 weigh-in, and highlights from both the official and ceremonial weigh-ins, can be found below.

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Weigh-In Results

Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski (c) (144.5) vs. Yair Rodríguez (ic) (145) — for the UFC featherweight championship
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno (c) (125) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125) — for the UFC flyweight championship
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Dricus du Plessis (186)
Lightweight: Jalin Turner (158)* vs. Dan Hooker (155.5)
Middleweight: Bo Nickal (186) vs. Val Woodburn (185.5)

Preliminary card

Welterweight: Robbie Lawler (170.5) vs. Niko Price (171)
Welterweight: Jack Della Maddalena (171) vs. Josiah Harrell (170.5)
Women’s Strawweight: Yazmin Jauregui (115.5) vs. Denise Gomes (115.5)
Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute (205) vs. Alonzo Menifield (205.5)

Early preliminary card

130lb Catchweight: Tatsuro Taira (126) vs. Edgar Cháirez (129)
Light Heavyweight: Vitor Petrino (206) vs. Marcin Prachnio (206)
Bantamweight: Cameron Saaiman (135) vs. Terrence Mitchell (135)
Flyweight: Shannon Ross (126) vs. Jesús Santos Aguilar (126)
Lightweight: Kamuela Kirk (155.5) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)

Flyweight: Brandon Royval (125) – back-up fighter

* Turner weighed in two pounds over the lightweight limit for his fight with Dan Hooker. The fight moves forward at a catchweight, with Turner forfeiting 20% of his purse.

UFC 290 Official Weigh-In Highlights

UFC Hall of Famer Robbie Lawler weighs-in for the final time in his pro career. #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/rCKsdUVYvx

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UFC 290 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins

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The Pay-Per-View card’s official weigh-ins took place Friday morning, with a breakneck pace that saw all but two fighters weigh in successfully within the first thirty minutes or so. After a short break, one more (Hawaii’s Dan Ige) had hit the scale, making weight for his main card featherweight fight with Nate Landwehr.

Both women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes and challenger Irene Aldana weighed in early in the window, as did back-up fighter Raquel Pennington. Both main event fighters came in at 135lbs; Pennington was just a hair under championship weight at 134.5.

It doesn’t seem as if “Rocky” Pennington’s services will be required, mind you. As for the rest of the card, no misses, and only David Dvorak looked reasonably drained. Speculation about Charles Oliveira seemed unfounded, with the former lightweight champion clocking in at 154 pounds for his lightweight co-main event against Beneil Dariush.

Full results from Friday’s weigh-in, as well as highlights from the official and ceremonial weigh-ins, can be found below.

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Weigh-In Results

Main card

Women’s Bantamweight: Amanda Nunes (c) (135) vs. Irene Aldana (135) — for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira (154) vs. Beneil Dariush (156)
Welterweight: Mike Malott (169.5) vs. Adam Fugitt
Featherweight: Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Nate Landwehr (145.25)
Middleweight: Marc-André Barriault (185) vs. Eryk Anders (184.75)

Preliminary card

Middleweight: Nassourdine Imavov (185.5) vs. Chris Curtis (185.25)
Women’s Flyweight: Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125.25)
Bantamweight: Aiemann Zahabi (135.75) vs. Aori Qileng (135)
Featherweight: Kyle Nelson (145) vs. Blake Bilder (145.5)

Early preliminary card

Flyweight: David Dvorak (125.5) vs. Stephen Erceg (125.5)
Women’s Strawweight: Diana Belbita (114.5) vs. Maria Oliveira (115.5)

Women’s bantamweight: Raquel Pennington (back-up fighter) (134.5)

UFC 289 Official Weigh-In Highlights

UFC 289 Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights

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Well, almost all fighters. Two athletes did not make it to the scale, with the lightweight affair between Natan Levy and Pete Rodriguez cancelled before either had weighed in. Per promotion officials, weight management issues on the part of Rodriguez were to blame.

That’s the second straight time that particular fight has fallen through. Just two weeks ago, the fight was scuttled after Rodriguez fell ill.

Missing weight on Friday was Bryan Battle, who came in two pounds heavy for his welterweight bout. Daniel Rodriguez initially weighed in 0.5lbs over the welterweight limit for a scrap with Ian Garry on the main card — but afforded an extra hour, “D-Rod” not only made weight, but hit championship weight.

Full results and a gallery of highlights from Friday’s UFC Charlotte weigh-ins can be found below.

UFC Charlotte: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida Weigh-In Results

Main Card

Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik (265) vs. Jailton Almeida (231)
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith (205.5) vs. Johnny Walker (205.5)
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez (170)** vs. Ian Garry (170.5)
Light Heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg (204.5) vs. Ihor Potieria (204.5)
Welterweight: Alex Morono (169.5) vs. Tim Means (170.5)

Preliminary Card

Welterweight: Matt Brown (170) vs. Court McGee (170.5)
Heavyweight: Karl Williams (239.5) vs. Chase Sherman (254)
Catchweight (140lb): Cody Stamann (139) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (139.5)
Lightweight: Natan Levy vs. Pete Rodriguez
Women’s Flyweight: Kim Ji-yeon (126) vs. Mandy Böhm (126)
Welterweight: Bryan Battle (173)* vs. Gabriel Green (170.5)
Women’s Bantamweight: Jessica-Rose Clark (135.5) vs. Tainara Lisboa (134)

* Bryan Battle weighed in 2lb over the non-title welterweight limit

** Daniel Rodriguez weighed in 0.5lbs over the non-title welterweight limit, at 171.5 – he was given an additional hour to cut weight, and made 170 on his second attempt.

UFC Charlotte Ceremonial Weigh-In

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On Friday, a couple of fighters flirted with disaster, as Hailey Cowan (137.5) and Irina Alekseeva (140) both missed the bantamweight limit for their fights. Those fights will go forward (at a catchweight), but especially for Alekseeva, in her promotional debut, it’s not a good look — nor was celebrating on the scale despite being four pounds heavy.

On the positive side, both Trey Waters and Marcus McGhee made weight for their short-notice fights.

Full results and a gallery of highlights from Friday’s weigh-in can be found below.

UFC Vegas 72: Song vs. Simon Weigh-In Results

Main Card

Bantamweight: Song Yadong (136) vs. Ricky Simon (136)
Middleweight: Caio Borralho (185.5) vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk (185.5)
Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira (186) vs. Cody Brundage (185.5)
Featherweight: Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Fernando Padilla (145.5)
Heavyweight: Marcos Rogério de Lima (262.5) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (258)
Welterweight: Joshua Quinlan (169) vs. Trey Waters (171)

Preliminary Card

Heavyweight: Martin Buday (265) vs. Jake Collier (265.5)
Flyweight: Cody Durden (126) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5)
Women’s Bantamweight: Stephanie Egger (135) vs. Irina Alekseeva (140)**
Catchweight (140lb): Journey Newson (138.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (140)
Women’s Bantamweight: Hailey Cowan (137.5)* vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (135.5)

* Cowan misses weight by 1.5lbs for her bantamweight fight with Jamey-Lyn Horth

** Irina Alekseeva misses weight by 4lbs for her bantamweight fight with Stephanie Egger

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