Week 5 of the PFL’s second season got off to a rough start when three fighters missed at the scale at Wednesday’s weigh-in.
A lightweight bout between Season 1 champ Natan Schulte and Jesse Ronson is now set for Thursday’s fight card after their respective opponents came in heavy.
PFL 2019: Week 5 takes place at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Main card bouts air on ESPN2 following prelims on MMA Junkie.
UFC vet Ramsey Nijem, scheduled to face Shulte, weighed in at 147.2 pounds and was scratched when he “wouldn’t put his full feet on the scale,” New Jersey State Athletic Control Board counsel Nick Lembo told MMA Junkie.
Carlos Silva, scheduled to fight Ronson, came in three pounds over the allowable limit at 159 pounds.
The PFL requested to pair Shulte and Ronson with both fighters making weight without issue.
Additionally, a featherweight fight between Gadzhi Rabadanov and Daniel Pineda was scratched when Rabadanov did not weigh in. Lembo said he was informed beforehand that the Russian fighter wouldn’t make an attempt.
Here are the full weigh-in results for PFL 2019, Week 5:
Chris Wade (156) vs. Akhmed Aliev (155.4)
Lance Palmer (145.8) vs. vs Luis Laurentino (146)
Rashid Magomedov (155) vs. Nathan Andrews (155.2)
Loik Radzhabov (155) vs. Ylies Djiroun (155)
Natan Schulte (155.6) vs. Jesse Ronson (154.6)
Andre Harrison (146) vs. Movlid Khaibulaev (145.4)
Islam Mamedov (156) vs. Bao Yincang (155.4)
Alex Gilpin (145.6) vs. Freddy Assuncao (145)
Alexandre Almeida (145.4) vs Peter Petties (144.8)
Steven Siler (145.6) vs Jeremy Kennedy (145.8)
For more on PFL 2019: Week 5, check out the MMA schedule.
