The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first visit to Liverpool, England, is off to a shaky start.
Liverpool natives Darren Till and Molly McCann missed weight Saturday morning at the official UFC Fight Night 130 weigh-ins.
Despite being given extra time due to a “family emergency,” Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the welterweight limit. His opponent, Stephen Thompson (171), has accepted the bout, but will take 30 percent of Till’s purse. Also, Till cannot weigh more than 188 pounds at 1 p.m. local time tomorrow.
McCann, who weighed 127 pounds — one pound over over the flyweight limit — will also be fined, but her duel with Gillian Robertson (125) is a go.
UFC Fight Night 130 Weigh-in Results
Stephen Thompson (171) vs. Darren Till (*174.5)
Neil Magny (171) vs. Craig White (171)
Arnold Allen (146) vs. Mads Burnell (146)
Makwan Amirkhani (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)
Claudio Henrique da Silva (170) vs. Nordine Taleb (171)
Eric Spicely (186) vs. Darren Stewart (186)
Tom Breese (186) vs. Daniel Kelly (186)
Lina Lansberg (135) vs. Gina Mazany(135)
Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (170) vs. Bradley Scott (171)
Molly McCann (*127) vs. Gillian Robertson (125)
Trevor Smith (186) vs. Elias Theodorou (186)
Hometown fighters Till and McCann both missed weight.