Maycee Barber’s weight miss capped off a messy set of UFC Vegas 107 weigh-ins.
The flyweight contender got here in over the restrict for her bout with Erin Blanchfield, which closes out Saturday’s present at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Barber registered at 126.5 kilos at Friday’s official weigh-ins, half a pound over, even together with the one-pound allowance for a non-title battle. Blanchfield efficiently weighed in at 125 kilos.
It isn’t but recognized if Blanchfield vs. Barber will proceed at a catchweight, and if that’s the case, how a lot of Barber’s purse might be forfeited as penalty.
Saturday’s headliner was meant to be a showcase for 2 UFC championship hopefuls, with Blanchfield and Barber at No. 4 and No. 7 respectively within the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, however Barber’s miss might hold her out of the title image whatever the outcome.
One different fighter additionally missed weight, Allan Nascimento (127.5), who got here in 1.5 kilos over the flyweight restrict, and one bout cancellation was introduced Friday morning with Trevin Giles pulling out of a 180-pound catchweight bout towards Andreas Gustafsson as a consequence of harm.
Giles was coming in on lower than per week’s discover as a substitute for Jeremiah Wells.
Within the light-weight co-main occasion, prime 10 ranked Mateusz Gamrot (156) and Ludovit Klein (156) each efficiently made weight.
See full UFC Vegas 107 weigh-in outcomes beneath.
Principal Card (ESPN, ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Maycee Barber (126.5)* vs. Erin Blanchfield (125)
Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Ludovit Klein (156)
Billy Ray Goff (170) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (171)
Dustin Jacoby (205) vs. Bruno Lopes (206)
Ketlen Vieira (146) vs. Macy Chiasson (144)
Zachary Reese (185) vs. Dusko Todorovic (186)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Jafel Filho (126) vs. Allan Nascimento (127.5)*
Kurt Holobaugh (156) vs. Jordan Leavitt (155.5)
Bolaji Oki (155.5) vs. Michael Aswell (155)
Rayanne dos Santos (116) vs. Alice Ardelean (115.5)
*missed weight
A preliminary 180-pound catchweight bout between Trevin Giles and Andreas Gustafsson has been canceled as a consequence of a Giles harm.
