After all the pre-fight events, the excitement and anticipation starts kicking in from the official weigh-in. Held at 6.00 pm at the skating rink of Marina Bay Sands, I suddenly found a greater reason to like MMA – because these fit guys start stripping down to their underwear. Ok, just kidding! Some of them even had to remove their underwear (censored with a huge towel of course).
All fighters passed the weigh-in. They fight according to their weight classes so they need to be within the limits. In the UFC, the weight classes are:
- Flyweight (up to 125lbs)
- Bantamweight (more than 125lbs to 135 lbs)
- Featherweight (more than 135 lbs to 145 lbs)
- Lightweight (more than 145 lbs to 155 lbs)
- Welterweight (more than 155 lbs to 170 lbs)
- Middleweight (more than 170 lbs to 185 lbs)
- Light Heavyweight (more than 185 lbs to 205 lbs)
- Heavyweight (more than 205 lbs to 265 lbs)
Here’s a look at all the fighters at their weigh-ins:
Russell Doane (Bantamweight)
Leandro Issa (Bantamweight)
Leandro Issa vs Russell Doane (Bantamweight)
Jon Delos Reyes (Bantamweight)
Dustin Kimura (Bantamweight)
Dustin Kimura vs Jon Delos Reyes (Bantamweight)
Tae Hyun Bang (Lightweight)
Mairbek Taisumov (Lightweight)
Mairbek Taisumov vs Tae Hyun Bang (Lightweight)
David Galera (Bantamweight)
Royston Wee (Bantamweight)
Royston Wee vs David Galera (Bantamweight)
Quinn Mulhern (Lightweight)
Katsunori Kikuno (Lightweight)
Katsunori Kikuno vs Quinn Mulhern (Lightweight)
Will Chope (Featherweight)
Max Holloway (Featherweight)
Max Holloway vs Will Chope (Featherweight)
Shunichi Shimizu (Bantamweight)
Kang Kyung-Ho (Bantamweight)
Kang Kyung-Ho vs Shunichi Shimizu (Bantamweight)
Luiz Dutra (Welterweight)
Kiichi Kunimoto (Welterweight)
Kiichi Kunimoto vs Luiz Dutra (Welterweight)
Sean Soriano (Featherweight)
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Featherweight)
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Sean Soriano (Featherweight)
Lim Hyun-Gyu (Welterweight)
Tarec Saffiedine (Welterweight)
Tarec Saffiedine vs Lim Hyun-Gyu (Welterweight)
There were some intense moments during the square-offs, probably an indication of what was to come. Woohoo!
For more weigh-in photos, view here.
