First to the scale, @AlexaGrasso
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is in at 125.5 pounds šŖ
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October 14, 2022
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a card that has
lost one of its most intriguing fights.
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UFC Fight Night 212‘s top two bouts are intact, the flyweight
contest between Askar
Askarov and Brandon
Royval will no longer proceed. The issue was that Askarov was
unable to make weight, and he reportedly declined the match at a
catchweight. Headliners Alexa
Grasso and Viviane
Araujo were on target, along with all fighters on the card
except for C.J. Vergara,
who came in three pounds over the flyweight limit to receive a 30%
purse fine. “Before I started the weight cut I heard my opponent [is] not going
to make weight,” Royval explained on Twitter. “They turned down a catchweight, so it looks like the fight is
off.”
Riding an impressive three-fight win streak, Grasso (14-3) is
looking to cement herself as a title contender. The Mexican fighter
is coming off an impressive submission win over Joanne Wood,
and recently took a decision over Maycee
Barber as well. The 29-year-old officially weighed 125.5
pounds.
Meanwhile, “Vivi” bounced back from her third career defeat to
Katlyn
Chookagian by topping Andrea Lee
earlier this year. Araujo (11-3) had beaten Roxanne
Modafferi and Montana
De La Rosa by decision prior to the setback. The Brazilian had
no trouble making weight, and came in at 126 pounds on the dot.
UFC Fight Night 212 will stream in its entirety on ESPN+. The
prelims begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, while the main card starts at
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
UFC Fight Night 212 Weigh-in Results:
Alexa
Grasso (125.5) vs. Viviane
Araujo (126)
Jonathan
Martinez (135.5) vs. Cub Swanson
(135)
Dusko
Todorovic (186) vs. Jordan
Wright (185)
Misha
Cirkunov (206) vs. Alonzo
Menifield (205.5)
Brandon
Davis (136) vs. Leomana
Martinez (136)
Raphael
Assuncao (136) vs. Victor
Henry (136)
Jacob
Malkoun (185.5) vs. Nick
Maximov (185.5)
Lucas
Alexander (145.5) vs. Joanderson
Brito (146)
Sam
Hughes (115) vs. Piera
Rodriguez (115.5)
Tatsuro
Taira (126) vs. C.J. Vergara
(129)*
Mike
Jackson (170) vs. Pete
Rodriguez (170.5)
* Vergara missed weight by three pounds and has been fined 30%
of his purse.