Bellator 117 live and official weigh-in results

The Bellator 117 weigh-ins are in the books, and the two fighters vying for the vacant welterweight title are official for the main event.

Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn came in on target, each under the 170-pound maximum. Lima was 169.8 pounds, while Hawn was 169.7. The two fight for the title after it was vacated by the departure of longtime champion Ben Askren this past year.

Lima comes into the fight unbeaten since he lost to Askren about two years ago in a title fight. He has four straight wins, all by knockout. And Hawn has won four straight, as well. His have all come since losing a lightweight title fight to then-champ Michael Chandler before moving up to welterweight.

Thursday’s festivities took place at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The same venue then hosts Friday’s fight card.

The full Bellator 117 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)

• Rick Hawn (169.7) vs. Douglas Lima (169.8) – for vacant welterweight title
• Derek Campos (155.9)* vs. Patricky Freire (154.7) – lightweight tournament semifinal
• Derek Anderson (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155) – lightweight tournament semifinal
• Karl Amoussou (170.6) vs. David Gomez (170.7)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com 1, 7 p.m. ET)

• Houston Alexander (202.2) vs. Matt Uhde (205.2)
• Ryan Jensen (174.9)** vs. Mark Stoddard (174.2) – 175-pound catchweight
• Martin Trey Brown (155) vs. Jared Downing (155.7)
• Larue Burley (154.9) vs. Cliff Wright Jr. (154.3)
• Ben Crowder (183.8) vs. Joe Vedepo (186)
• Victor Moreno (184.1) vs. Anthony Smith (186)
• Josh Arocho (149.1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves (146) – 150-pound catchweight
• Tim Bazer (155.3) vs. Jordan Parsons (156)

* Campos was 157.1 on his first attempt, but made weight on his second try.
** Jensen was 175.9 on his first attempt, but made weight on his second try.

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