LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 213 fighter weigh-ins, where one fighter missed weight for Saturday’s card.
In the main event, Calvin Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) takes on Arnold Allen (16-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) at featherweight. The headliners were the first two to come to the scale during the two-hour window. Kattar was 146 pounds. Allen was a half-pound less at 145.5 to make the fight official.
In the co-feature, Max Griffin (18-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC) meets Tim Means (32-13-1 MMA, 14-10 UFC) at welterweight. Both fighters weighed in at 170.5 pounds.
KATTAR VS. ALLEN is official!
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Only one fighter missed weight. Joshua Weems (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who took his bantamweight fight with Christian Rodriguez (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on less than a week’s notice, was heavy at 139.5 pounds and will be fined 30 percent of his purse. Rodriguez was the last fighter to weigh in and came in at 136.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 213 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Calvin Kattar (146) vs. Arnold Allen (145.5)
- Max Griffin (170.5) vs. Tim Means (170.5)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta (260.5) vs. Jared Vanderaa (259)
- Josh Fremd (185) vs. Tresean Gore (185.5)
- Dustin Jacoby (204) vs. Khalil Rountree (205)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Roman Dolidze (186) vs. Phil Hawes (185.5)
- Andrei Arlovski (241) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261)
- Joseph Holmes (185.5) vs. Junyong Park (185)
- Steve Garcia (146) vs. Chase Hooper (145)
- Cody Durden (126) vs. Carlos Mota (125.5)
- Christian Rodriguez (136) vs. Joshua Weems (139.5)*
*Missed bantamweight limit by; fined 30 percent of purse.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 213.
