The
Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s second pay-per-view of July is
good to go, as all UFC
277 championship participants made weight.
The card is headlined by the highly anticipated rematch between UFC
women’s bantamweight champ Julianna
Pena and UFC women’s featherweight titleholder Amanda
Nunes. Both women had no issue making weight, as “Lioness”
weighed 135 pounds on the dot, while the defending champion waited
to practically the last minute only to clock in at 134.5 pounds.
Additionally, both Brandon
Moreno and Kai Kara
France hit the scales at exactly 124.5 pounds for their interim
flyweight title tilt.
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However, the undercard did feature two notable weight misses.
Joselyne
Edwards came in 1.5 pounds overweight for her bantamweight bout
against Ji Yeon Kim.
Additionally, Orion Cosce
weighed 172.5 pounds for his scheduled welterweight match against
Mike
Mathetha. Both fighters have been fined 20% of their purse, but
the fights will otherwise continue as planned.
“The Venezuelan Vixen” shocked the mixed martial arts world late
last year when she submitted Nunes via rear-naked choke. The win
came after Pena (11-4) was winning the stand-up battle as well.
Prior to the upset victory, Pena defeated Sara McMann
with the same submission. Her last defeat came at the hands of
Germaine
de Randamie, who caught her in a guillotine choke
submission.
Nunes’ 12-fight winning streak came to a stunning close against
Pena in her last outing. In her first defeat since 2014, Nunes
(21-5) looked sluggish on the feet after failing to finish the
fight early. The Brazilian will look to show a renewed spark in the
rematch.
UFC 277’s main card airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+
at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT before transitioning to ABC, ESPN and ESPN+
at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
UFC 277 Weigh-in Results:
Julianna
Pena (134.5) vs. Amanda
Nunes (135)
Brandon
Moreno (124.5) vs. Kai Kara
France (124.5)
Derrick
Lewis (264.5) vs. Sergei
Pavlovich (254.5)
Alexandre
Pantoja (125.5) vs. Alex Perez
(125.5)
Magomed
Ankalaev (206) vs. Anthony
Smith (206)
Alex
Morono (171) vs. Matthew
Semelsberger (171)
Rafael
Alves (155.5) vs. Drew Dober
(155.5)
Hamdy
Abdelwahab (264.5) vs. Don’Tale
Mayes (255)
Rafa
Garcia (155) vs. Drakkar
Klose (155.5)
Adam
Fugitt (171) vs. Michael
Morales (170.5)
Joselyne
Edwards (137.5)* vs. Ji Yeon Kim
(135)
Nicolae
Negumereanu (205) vs. Ihor
Potieria (204)
Orion
Cosce (172.5)** vs. Mike
Mathetha (169.5)
* Edwards missed weight by 1.5 pounds and has been fined 20% of
her purse.
** Cosce missed weight by 1.5 pounds and has been fined 20% of
his purse.