The chances of Daniel Cormier ever registering 205-pounds on a UFC scale again are, ahem, slim after the double champion weighed in at 251-pounds this afternoon for his UFC 230 title defence against Derrick Lewis.
Lewis, meanwhile, was among the last to step on the scales and just scraped past the heavyweight limit at 246.6-pounds. The UFC’s third Madison Square Garden main event, therefore, is official.
Daniel Cormier hits the scales as a heavyweight once again for UFC 230. pic.twitter.com/NKg3sOLNuu
— TheMacLife (@Maclifeofficial) November 2, 2018
Derrick Lewis makes the weight, and our title fight is on. pic.twitter.com/2FqPfaXG4l
— TheMacLife (@Maclifeofficial) November 2, 2018
Two fighters didn’t quite scrape by, though. Sijara Eubanks, who was at one point slated to compete in the main event opposite Valentina Shevchenko, did her prospects of a re-booked title shot no good at all by missing weight by more than a pound for her bout against Roxanne Modaferri.
Bantamweight Brian Kelleher was also off on the scales, coming in at 137-pounds for his bantamweight clash with Montel Jackson. Elsewhere on the card, every bout will go ahead as planned including the co-main event between local boy Chris Weidman and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza.
UFC 230 Weigh-in Results:
Main Card
Daniel Cormier (251.2 lb) vs. Derrick Lewis (264.6 lb)
Chris Weidman (186 lb) vs. Ronaldo Souza (185.4 lb)
David Branch (185.6) vs. Jared Cannonier (184.8 lb)
Karl Roberson (184.6 lb) vs. Jack Marshman (185.4 lb)
Derek Brunson (185.8 lb) vs. Israel Adesanya (184.8 lb)
Undercard
Jason Knight (145.8 lb) vs. Jordan Rinaldi (145.8 lb)
Sijara Eubanks (127.2 lb) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (124.8 lb)
Julio Arce (145 lb) vs. Sheymon Moraes (146 lb)
Ben Saunders (170.4 lb) vs. Lyman Good (169.6 lb)
Matt Frevola (155.4 lb) vs. Lando Vannata (155.4 lb)
Shane Burgos (145.6) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (145 lb)
Brian Kelleher (137 lb) vs. Montel Jackson (136 lb)
Adam Wieczorek (232.2 lb) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (253.2)