Three fighters straight up missed weight at Friday’s UFC Vegas 122 official weigh-ins, and one dude, Ismael Bonfim, pulled off a wild 7.5-pound miss that’s gotta be a huge red flag for the whole event.
The Scale Was Not Their Friend
Dude, Bonfim hit the scales at 163.5 pounds for his lightweight bout, where the limit is 155. That’s a whopping 7.5 pounds over! This isn’t just a fluke, either; it’s his third time missing weight in the UFC. He’s supposed to fight Francisco Prado, who made weight at 155. Then you got Ketlen Souza coming in one pound heavy at 117 for her main-card strawweight matchup against Loopy Godinez, who was 115.5. And Brendson Ribeiro? He was 2.5 pounds over for his undercard light heavyweight scrap, clocking in at 208.5 against Felipe Franco’s 205. The big question now is whether these fights even stay on the card. If they do, all three fighters are gonna get hit with fines, losing a chunk of their purses. That’s a tough way to start your fight week.
At Least The Main Event Is Solid
Thankfully, not everyone had a nightmare morning with the scales. The middleweight headliners, Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan, both came through without a hitch. Allen tipped the scales at 186 pounds, and Duncan was a pound lighter at 185. These guys are bringing some serious momentum into Saturday night, too. Allen’s on a three-fight UFC win streak, and Duncan’s got a sneaky five-fight win streak going, capped off by a July victory over the former title challenger Jared Cannonier. So at least we know we’re getting a top-tier main event without any weigh-in drama.
It’s all going down Saturday, October 10th, from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. You can catch the preliminary card starting at 5 p.m. ET, with the main card kicking off at 8 p.m. ET, both on Paramount+. Despite the early weigh-in chaos, that main event alone is worth tuning in for. Let’s see if those other fights even happen and how much those fines sting!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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