As far as weigh-in events go, today's official UFC 109 fighter weigh-ins at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas couldn't have gone any smoother.
All 22 event competitors, including headliners Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, made weight for Saturday's event, which airs on Spike TV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and then pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET).
In fact, not a single competitor had to remove additional clothing or weigh in twice.
Coleman and Couture, who could be fighting for a light-heavyweight title shot in the UFC 109 main event, both made weighed 205 pounds.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today's weigh-ins, and we'll have complete on-site coverage before, during and after tomorrow's Super Bowl weekend card.
The official weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD
•Mark Coleman (205) vs. Randy Couture (205)
•Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
•Mike Swick (171) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)
•Demian Maia (186) vs. Dan Miller (185)
•Matt Serra (169) vs. Frank Trigg (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
•Justin Buchholz (156) vs. Mac Danzig (156)
•Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Ronys Torres (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)
•Rob Emerson (155) vs. Phillipe Nover (155)
•Phil Davis (205) vs. Brian Stann (205)
•Tim Hague (263) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (263)
•Joey Beltran (238) vs. Rolles Gracie (247)
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I knew Rolles was big, but i did not expect him to be 250 pound(ish) big
He looks like a giant Damian Maia.
All 22 event competitors, including headliners Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, made weight for Saturday's event, which airs on Spike TV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and then pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET).
In fact, not a single competitor had to remove additional clothing or weigh in twice.
Coleman and Couture, who could be fighting for a light-heavyweight title shot in the UFC 109 main event, both made weighed 205 pounds.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today's weigh-ins, and we'll have complete on-site coverage before, during and after tomorrow's Super Bowl weekend card.
The official weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD
•Mark Coleman (205) vs. Randy Couture (205)
•Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
•Mike Swick (171) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)
•Demian Maia (186) vs. Dan Miller (185)
•Matt Serra (169) vs. Frank Trigg (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
•Justin Buchholz (156) vs. Mac Danzig (156)
•Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Ronys Torres (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)
•Rob Emerson (155) vs. Phillipe Nover (155)
•Phil Davis (205) vs. Brian Stann (205)
•Tim Hague (263) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (263)
•Joey Beltran (238) vs. Rolles Gracie (247)
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I knew Rolles was big, but i did not expect him to be 250 pound(ish) big
He looks like a giant Damian Maia.