ABU DHABI– The fighters required to the scale at the host hotel on Yas Island ahead of UFC on ESPN 13 with 3 athletes stopping working to make weight during a dragged out session ahead of Wednesday nights battles.
The primary occasion was made official early in the session, with Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige both making weight with ease for their featherweight headliner, while the co-main occasion in between Ryan Benoit and Tim Elliott was likewise verified with both men striking the flyweight mark without any concerns.
There was an anxious weight for the last fighter to weigh in, with Welsh middleweight John Phillips taking practically all of the two-hour window to finish his cut. After making use of the towel, “The Welsh Wrecking Machine” struck the 186-pound middleweight limitation with a broad smile to lock in his involvement in the featured initial bout of the night versus Russias Khamzat Chimaev.
While two fighters missed their mark on the scale, Norwegian light heavyweight Kenneth Berghs UFC debut will have to await his octagon debut after suffering problems during his weight cut. As a result, his battle night opener versus fellow debutant Jorge Gonzalez has been scratched from the card. Gonzalez, for his part, made weight for the match.
There were a couple of weight misses further down the card. Abdul Razak Alhassan missed out on the welterweight limitation by three pounds for his primary card opener versus Mounir Lazzez, while Chris Fishgold was available in 3 pounds over the featherweight limitation for his preliminary card bout versus Jared Gordon. Both Alhassan and Fishgold are anticipated to forfeit a portion of their fight handbag to their respective challengers.
Photos: UFC on ESPN 13 main weigh-ins and faceoffs
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The complete UFC on ESPN 13 weigh-in results include:
There were a couple of weight misses even more down the card. Abdul Razak Alhassan missed the welterweight limit by 3 pounds for his primary card opener versus Mounir Lazzez, while Chris Fishgold came in three pounds over the featherweight limitation for his preliminary card bout against Jared Gordon. While two fighters missed their mark on the scale, Norwegian light heavyweight Kenneth Berghs UFC debut will have to wait for his octagon debut after suffering issues during his weight cut. As a result, his battle night opener against fellow debutant Jorge Gonzalez has actually been scratched from the card. Gonzalez, for his part, made weight for the match.
Calvin Kattar (146) vs. Dan Ige (145 ).
Ryan Benoit (126) vs. Tim Elliott (125 ).
Jimmie Rivera (145) vs. Cody Stamann (145 ).
Molly McCann (125) vs. Taila Santos (125 ).
Abdul Razak Alhassan (174 *) vs. Mounir Lazzez (171 ).
* Fighter missed weight and will forfeit a portion of their fight purse to their challenger.
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET).
John Phillips (186) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (186 ).
Lerone Murphy (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145 ).
Modestas Bukauskas (205) vs. Andreas Michailidis (206 ).
Chris Fishgold (149 *) vs. Jared Gordon (145 ).
Diana Belbita (125) vs. Liana Jojua (126 ).
Aaron Phillips (135) vs. Jack Shore (136 ).
Kenneth Bergh (OUT) vs. Jorge Gonzalez (205 ).
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET).
