UFC on FOX weigh-in results: Champ Velasquez (249), Dos Santos (239) on weight
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today's official "UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" fighter weigh-ins, where all 20 fighters successfully made weight.
Today's festivities took place at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California.
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez weighed 249 pounds, and fellow headliner Junior Dos Santos weighed 239 pounds.
Today's festivities took place on the eve of the UFC's long-awaited network-television debut on FOX. Saturday's landmark event takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
In addition to the one-fight FOX broadcast, a nine-bout preliminary card streams live on Facebook and FOXSports.com. Featured competitors Ben Henderson and Clay Guida, who fight for a guaranteed title shot, both weighed 156 pounds.
The full weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FOX)
Champ Cain Velasquez (249) vs. Junior Dos Santos (239)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook and FOXSports.com)
Clay Guida (156) vs. Ben Henderson (156)
Pablo Garza (145) vs. Dustin Poirier (146)
Ricardo Lamas (145) vs. Cub Swanson (145)
Clay Harvsion (169) vs. DaMarques Johnson (171)
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (135) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (135)
Robert Peralta (145) vs. Mackens Semerzier (146)
Alex Caceres (136) vs. Cole Escovedo (134)
Paul Bradley (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)
Matt Lucas (203) vs. Aaron Rosa (204)