Every Fighter Makes Weight for UFC Vegas 124
Nobody missed weight at UFC Vegas 124. Every fighter made the target on Friday, a day before the show.
Three pairs on identical numbers
Several fights ended up level on the scale. Bantamweights Davey Grant and Elijah Smith both weighed 135.5 pounds. Priscila Cachoeira and Nina Milosevic both came in at 136, and Austin Bashi and Carlos Calderon both at 145.5.
Smith is an alum of Dana White's Contender Series. Grant is experienced and is nearing the age of 41.
A heavyweight main event after an injury change
Waldo Cortes-Acosta weighed 262 pounds and Johnny Walker 239. That is a gap of 23 pounds between the two heavyweights.
They headline because Sean Brady was injured and pulled from a planned fight with Gabriel Bonfim. Cortes-Acosta and Walker were moved into the top spot.
Strawweights in the co-main event
Tatiana Suarez weighed 115.5 pounds and Virna Jandiroba 116 for the women's strawweight co-main event. Both are looking to keep their names in the strawweight title picture.
Light heavyweights, flyweights and the prelims
Elsewhere on the main card, Billy Elekana (206) and Lucas Fernando (205) The light heavyweight fight between Billy Elekana (206) and Lucas Fernando (205) is official.. Mitch Raposo (125.5) and Marcos Degli (126) are the flyweights.
The prelims have the widest gap of the card after the main event. Gabriel Lorenco weighed 234 pounds and Thomas Petersen 253.5. Weights for the full prelim list:
- Keiichiro Nakamura (145) vs. Ollie Schmid (145.5)
- Gabriel Lorenco (234) vs. Thomas Petersen (253.5)
- Karine Silva (125) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (126)
- Jose Delano (145.5) vs. Murtazali Magomedov (146)
- Austin Bashi (145.5) vs. Carlos Calderon (145.5)
- Mantas Kondratavicius (186) vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)
- Seokhyon Ko (170) vs. Wellington Turman (171)
- Jonny Parsons (169.5) vs. Jose Souza (171)
The prelims start at 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET, both on Paramount+.
Source: BJPenn.com