The battle between cousins at “PFL 2019: Week 1” is on, but with a bit of a twist.
Ray Cooper III, a 2018 season finalist, will square off against cousin Zane Kamaka in what was scheduled to be a welterweight bout at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.
Kamaka, however, came in at 1.8 pounds over, making the meeting a catchweight 172.8.
Cooper automatically earns three points in the PFL standings system for Kamaka’s weight miss and can earn additional points for a finish. Kamaka is ineligible to earn points for the fight and was docked 20 percent of his fight purse.
All other competitors made weight for their bouts, including headliners Kayla Harrison (155.6) and Larissa Pachecho (155.6) for their women’s lightweight matchup.
“PFL 2019: Week 1” sees the night’s main card air on ESPN2 (9 p.m. ET) following prelims that stream on ESPN+.
Full weigh-in results include:
- Kayla Harrison (155.6) vs. Larissa Pacheco (155.6)
- Magomed Magomedkerimov (170.4) vs. John Howard (170.8)
- Ray Cooper III (170.2) vs. Zane Kamaka (172.8)*
- Sarah Kaufman (153.6) vs. Morgan Frier (151.6)
- Sadibou Sy (169.8) vs. David Michaud (170.8)
- Handesson Ferreira (170.2) vs. Bojan Velickovic (170.2)
- Genah Fabian (155.6) vs. Bobbi Jo Dalziel (155.6)
- Gamzat Khiramagomedov (171) vs. Glaico Franca (170.8)
- Andre Fialho (170.4) vs. Chris Curtis (170.6)
- Moriel Charneski (155) vs. Roberta Samad (154.4)
* – Kamaka was fined 20 percent of his purse but the bout will go on as scheduled
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