After a week off, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to France for
UFC Fight Night 243.
The main event is an intriguing battle between Renato
Carneiro and Benoit St.
Denis. Both lightweight contenders made weight, as did everyone
else on the card except for Ailin
Perez. The would-be bantamweight appeared in poor condition on
the scales, shaking and shivering as she missed weight by half a
pound for her fight against Darya
Zheleznyakova. As a result, she’ll be fined 20%% of her purse,
but the bout will otherwise proceed as scheduled.
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Carneiro (19-5-1) has been on a hot streak. “Money Moicano” has won
his last three fights inside the Octagon, including key wins over
Jalin
Turner and Drew Dober.
The 35-year-old is on potentially his last run to the top and needs
a win to keep his title hopes alive. The Brazilian officially
weighed 156 pounds on the dot.
St. Denis (13-2, 1 NC) is coming off a stunning knockout defeat to
Dustin
Poirier. The setback snapped a five-fight winning streak for
the French fighter. “God of War” will look to show that he still
has plenty left in the tank and that the best things are yet to
come at just 28. St. Denis officially stepped on the scale at 156
pounds.
UFC Fight Night 243 will air live on ESPN+ in its entirety on
Saturday. Prelims start at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, while the main card
kicks off at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.
UFC Fight Night 243 Weigh-in Results:
Renato
Carneiro (156) vs. Benoit St.
Denis (156)
Brendan
Allen (186) vs. Nassourdine
Imavov (186)
Joanderson
Brito (146) vs. William
Gomis (146)
Bryan
Battle (170) vs. Kevin
Jousset (169)
Morgan
Charriere (146) vs. Gabriel
Miranda (146)
Matt
Frevola (156) vs. Fares Ziam
(156)
Ion
Cutelaba (205) vs. Ivan Erslan
(206)
Da
Woon Jung (205) vs. Oumar Sy
(205)
Ludovit
Klein (155) vs. Roosevelt
Roberts (155)
Ailin
Perez (136.5)* vs. Darya
Zheleznyakova (135)
Taylor
Lapilus (136) vs. Vince
Morales (135)
Victor
Altamirano (126) vs. Daniel
Barez (125)
Jacqueline
Cavalcanti (135) vs. Nora
Cornolle (136)
Chris
Duncan (156) vs. Bolaji Oki
(156)
* Perez missed weight by .5 pounds and was fined 20% of her
purse.