UFC 282 weigh-in outcomes: One fighter misses out on for last PPV of 2022

December 9, 2022 2: 10 pm ET LAS VEGAS– MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s main UFC 282 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins happened at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas and precede the ritualistic weigh-ins for the fans, which happen at 4 p.m. ET at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The neighboring T-Mobile Arena hosts Saturday’s occasion, which has a primary card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on ESPN+. Amongst those weighing in wre previous light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz (29 -9 MMA, 12 -6 UFC) and Magomed Ankalaev (18 -1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who defend the uninhabited title, and Jared Gordon (19 -5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Paddy Pimblett (19 -3 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who fulfill in the light-weight co-feature, all of whom were on the mark for their particular bouts. The only defect in the session originated from prelim fighter Daniel da Silva, who was 3 pounds obese for his flyweight battle versus Vinicius Salvador. The promo later on revealed that the battle was canceled “due to a medical problem.” The complete UFC 282 weigh-in outcomes consist of: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Jan Blachowicz (2045) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (205)– for uninhabited light heavyweight title Jared Gordon (1555) vs. Paddy Pimblett (156) Alex Morono (1795) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (1795)–180- pound catchweight Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs. Darren Till (1845) Bryce Mitchell (146) vs. Ilia Topuria (146) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Jay Perrin (136) vs. Raul Rosas Jr. (136) Chris Daukaus (2425) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (2615) Dalcha Lungiambula (1855) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (1855) Joaquin Buckley (1855) vs. Chris Curtis (186) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET) Alexander Hernandez (1455) vs. Billy Quarantillo (146) TJ Brown (1455) vs. Erik Silva (146) Daniel da Silva (129) vs. Vinicius Salvador (126) Steven Koslow (136) vs. Cameron Saaiman (135) Da Silva missed out on flyweight limitation by 3 pounds; battle canceled
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