LONDON – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official Bellator London fighter weigh-ins, where all fighters made weight without issue.
Among those weighing in were middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (45-6-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) and challenger Rafael Lovato Jr. (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), who meet in the main event. Mousasi came in right at 185 pounds for the title bout. Lovato was a pound under at 184.
Bellator London takes place Saturday at The SSE Arena in London. The Bellator Europe 3 main card streams live on MMA Junkie. The Bellator 223 main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN via tape delay following live prelims on MMA Junkie.
The early weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in London and precede the private ceremonial weigh-ins, which take place at 7 a.m. ET.
The full Bellator London weigh-in results included:
Bellator Europe 3
MAIN CARD (MMA Junkie, 5 p.m. ET)
- Gegard Mousasi (185) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (184)
- Kent Kauppinen (200) vs. Melvin Manhoef (205.6)
- Aaron Chalmers (159.8) vs. Fred Freeman (160 with towel, after initial 160.4)
Bellator 223
MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 9 p.m. ET via tape delay)
- Paul Daley (170.6) vs. Erick Silva (170.8)
- James Gallagher (139.2) vs. Jeremiah Labiano (139.6)
- Jonathan Bosuku (185.6) vs. Fabian Edwards (185.4)
- Mike Shipman (185.8) vs. Costello Van Steenis (185.4)
- Justin Moore (185.6) vs. Charlie Ward (183.2)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 11:30 a.m. ET)
- Oliver Enkamp (170) vs. Walter Gahadza (170)
- Denise Kielholtz (121) vs. Bryony Tyrell (124.6)
- Chris Bungard (156 with towel, after initial 156.2) vs. Charlie Leary (155)
- Kate Jackson (125.4) vs. Lena Ovchynnikova (123.2)
- Alessandro Botti (160.2) vs. Terry Brazier (160)
- Luke Ord (145.8) vs. Nathan Rose (145.4)
- Alfie Davies (155) vs. Jorge Kanella (156)
- Justin Burlinson (170.6) vs. Wendle Lewis (168.4)
- Galore Bofando (170.2) vs. Keith McCabe (169.8)
- Kevin Fryer (185.6) vs. John Redmond (185.4)
- Nathan Greyson (135.8) vs. Frans Mlambo (135.6)
For more on Bellator London, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
