PLANTATION, Fla. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official UFC on ESPN+ 8 fighter weigh-ins, where all 26 fighters hit their marks.
In the main event, former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo Souza (26-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on ex-Cage Warriors champ Jack Hermansson (19-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC). Souza, who said this week he was promised to be next in line for the title with a win, weighed in at 185.5 pounds. Hermansson was 185.
Lightweight Gilbert Burns (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was the last fighter in the two-hour window to come to the scale. He came down with only two minutes to spare and with the help of the towel made weight at 156. His opponnent, promotional newcomer Mike Davis (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), was 155.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Plantation, Fla., and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 4 p.m. ET at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., near Fort Lauderdale. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN2.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 8 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Ronaldo Souza (185.5) vs. Jack Hermansson (185)
- Greg Hardy (264.5) vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov (262)
- Alex Oliveira (171) vs. Mike Perry (171)
- Ion Cutelaba (205) vs. Glover Teixeira (205.5)
- John Lineker (135) vs. Cory Sandhagen (135)
- Thomas Gifford (156) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
- Takashi Sato (170.5) vs. Ben Saunders (170.5)
- Andrei Arlovski (247) vs. Augusto Sakai (264)
- Carla Esparza (115) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115.5)
- Gilbert Burns (156) vs. Mike Davis (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m. ET)
- Jason Gonzalez (156) vs. Jim Miller (155.5)
- Jodie Esquibel (116) vs. Angela Hill (115.5)
- Dhiego Lima (171) vs. Court McGee (170.5)
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