UFC Vegas 118 Weigh-Ins: Light Heavyweight Initially Exceeds Target Friday
UFC Vegas 118's weigh-ins took place earlier this morning. We've got the results for the happenings on the scales.
UFC Vegas 118 is almost here. Tomorrow evening, Meta Apex in Enterprise, NV is the setting for the first event on the UFC's June schedule. Live coverage of UFC Vegas 118 begins with the prelims at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT on Paramount Plus..
Main card action follows at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. All told, 12 fights will comprise the Saturday night card from Enterprise. Earlier today, the official weigh-in window for the show took place.
Although no adjustments needed to be made to the card for tomorrow evening, there was one miss, at least at first, on the scales during the Friday morning weigh-in window.
Junior Tafa Narrowly Misses Weight, Initially, Ahead of UFC Vegas 118,
Tomorrow night's main card of UFC Vegas 118 features a light heavyweight fixture matching Iwo Baraniewski (206 lbs) against Junior Tafa (206 lbs,) who was coming in on short-notice to replace Billy Elekana, who withdrew from the event due to injury. The former hit the 206-lb target for nontitle fights at light heavyweight at the first time of asking Friday.
Tafa tried again, and this time, he came in exactly at 206 lbs, preserving the perfect weigh-in window. Every other contestant for UFC Vegas 118 hit their marks this morning, including those appearing in the main event of the evening on Saturday night.
Main and Co-Main Events Locked in After UFC Vegas 118 Weigh-In Windows
Both the main event and the co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 are officially confirmed to be going ahead after the official weigh-ins this morning. In the main event of the evening tomorrow night, No. 5 contender Belal Muhammad (170 1/2 lbs,) former UFC Welterweight Champion, battles No. 11 contender Gabriel Bonfim (170 1/2 lbs.)
Both contestants weighed-in within the 171-lb nontitle maximum for welterweight bouts. This fight is a five-round attraction at five minutes per round to close the show.
The co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 happens in the middleweight division between No. 4 contender Brendan Allen (185 1/2 lbs) and Edmen Shahbazyan (186 lbs.) This is a three-round fight at five minutes per round.
UFC Vegas 118 Weigh-In Results:
Main Card: (Tomorrow, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, Paramount Plus)
Main Event: Belal Muhammad (170 1/2 lbs) vs. Gabriel Bonfim (170 1/2 lbs) Welterweight
Co-Main Event: Brendan Allen (185 1/2 lbs) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (186 lbs) Middleweight
Fares Ziam (156 lbs) vs. Tom Nolan (155 lbs) Lightweight
Bryce Mitchell (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Santiago Luna (136 lbs) Bantamweight
Iwo Baraniewski (206 lbs) vs. Junior Tafa (206 lbs) Light Heavyweight: Tafa missed weight on first attempt.
Prelims: (Tomorrow, 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT, Paramount Plus)
Featured Prelim: Matt Schnell (129 1/2 lbs) vs. Alessandro Costa (129 1/2 lbs) Catchweight: 130 lbs
Co-Featured Prelim: Marcus McGhee (136 lbs) vs. John Yannis (136 lbs) Bantamweight
Bruno Silva (126 lbs) vs. Edgar Chairez (126 lbs) Flyweight
Priscilla Cachoeira (135 1/2 lbs) vs. Chelsea Chandler (135 lbs) Women's Bantamweight
Jordan Leavitt (145 1/2 lbs) vs. Joanderson Brito (145 1/2 lbs) Featherweight
Jeisla Chaves (124 lbs) vs. Yuneisy Duben (125 lbs) Women's Flyweight
Ketlen Souza (116 lbs) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (116 lbs) Strawweight
