LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official TUF 27 Finale fighter weigh-ins.
All but one of the 24 fighters hit their marks without issue, including Brad Tavares (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) and Israel Adesanya (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who meet in the middleweight main event.
In addition, Joe Giannetti (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Mike Trizano (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who meet in in “The Ultimate Fighter 27” lightweight tournament final, as well as Jay Cucciniello (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Brad Katona (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who clash in the featherweight tournament final, were on point.
Julian Marquez (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was the lone athlete to come in heavy. The middleweight came in at 190 pounds for his fight against Alessio Di Chirico (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) to open the main card. Marquez weighed in with about 20 minutes left in the two-hour window.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Pearl Theater at The Palms in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
The full TUF 27 Finale weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
- Brad Tavares (186) vs. Israel Adesanya (186)
- Joe Giannetti (155.5) vs. Mike Trizano (154.5) – “The Ultimate Fighter 27” lightweight tournament final
- Jay Cucciniello (145) vs. Brad Katona (145.5) – “The Ultimate Fighter 27” featherweight tournament final
- Martin Bravo (145.5) vs. Alex Caceres (146)
- Barb Honchak (125.5) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (125)
- Alessio Di Chirico (186) vs. Julian Marquez (190)*
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Montana De La Rosa (125.5) vs. Rachael Ostovich (125.5)
- Luis Pena (154) vs. Richie Smullen (154.5)
- John Gunther (155.5) vs. Allan Zuniga (156)
- Tyler Diamond (146) vs. Bryce Mitchell (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 7 p.m. ET)
- Matt Bessette (145.5) vs. Steven Peterson (146)
- Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Oskar Piechota (185.5)
* Marquez missed the middleweight limit and will be fined 30 percent of his purse.
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