Diaz tipped the scales at 156 pounds for his showdown with Miller (156), the winner of which could emerge as the No. 1 contender for the UFC lightweight championship. The six other men booked for main card duty, including welterweight co-headliners Josh Koscheck (170.5) and Johny Hendricks (170.5), also met their contracted weight requirements at Friday’s official weigh-in.
Sherdog Fantasy MMA: UFC on Fox 3 “Diaz vs. Miller” Free Fan Pick’EmMiller has delivered eight wins in his last nine outings. The 28-year-old AMA Fight Club ace last fought at UFC on FX 1 in January, when he submitted Guillard with a first-round rear-naked choke at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Like Diaz, he holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, having landed more than half (12) of his 21 wins by submission. Miller owns an outstanding 10-2 record inside the Octagon. His only career defeats have come to the top three lightweights in the UFC: Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard and reigning champion Benson Henderson.
UFC on Fox 3 “Diaz vs. Miller” -- which airs on Fox at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT -- will also feature a middleweight showcase pitting Brazilian leg lock specialist Rousimar Palhares (186) against Alan Belcher (186) and a heavyweight duel pairing Strikeforce veteran Lavar Johnson (253) with Pat Barry (244).
Three hours prior, Fuel TV will carry six undercard matches: Tony Ferguson (154.5) vs. Michael Johnson (156), John Dodson (126) vs. Timothy Elliott (125), John Hathaway (169) vs. Pascal Krauss (169), Louis Gaudinot (126) vs. John Lineker (*127), Danny Castillo (155) vs. John Cholish (155.5) and Dennis Bermudez (145.5) vs. Pablo Garza (145). The two remaining preliminary bouts will stream to the UFC’s Facebook page at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, as Roland Delorme (135) locks horns with Nick Denis (135) and Mike Massenzio (184) collides with Karlos Vemola (185).
UFC on Fox 3 “Diaz vs. Miller”
Saturday, May 5
Izod Center
East Rutherford, N.J.
Nate
Diaz (156) vs. Jim Miller
(156)
Josh
Koscheck (170.5) vs. Johny
Hendricks (170.5)
Rousimar
Palhares (186) vs. Alan
Belcher (186)
Pat
Barry (244) vs. Lavar
Johnson (253)
Tony
Ferguson (154.5) vs. Michael
Johnson (156)
John
Dodson (126) vs. Timothy
Elliott (125)
John
Hathaway (169) vs. Pascal
Krauss (169)
Louis
Gaudinot (126) vs. John
Lineker (*127)
Danny
Castillo (155) vs. John
Cholish (155.5)
Dennis
Bermudez (145.5) vs. Pablo Garza
(145)
Nick
Denis (135) vs. Roland
Delorme (135)
Mike
Massenzio (184) vs. Karlos
Vemola (185)
* Lineker was fined for failing to make weight.
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