SACRAMENTO, Calif. – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s ceremonial UFC on FOX 22 fighter weigh-ins, where all 26 competitors hit the scales to show off for the fans.
The ceremonial weigh-ins took place at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s event, which airs on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The fighters hit the scales early in the day to make weight officially.
UFC officials recently adopted the early weigh-ins to allow fighters more time to rehydrate before the event.
Among those weighing in were headliners Paige VanZant (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Michelle Waterson (13-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who fight in a women’s strawweight bout. VanZant weighed 116 pounds, and Waterson was 115.
Rising welterweight stars Mickey Gall (3-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Sage Northcutt (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who respectively weighed 171 ands 170, and Sacramento legend Urijah Faber (33-10 MMA, 9-6 UFC) and opponent Brad Pickett (25-12 MMA, 5-7 UFC), who each weighed 136, also hit the scale.
The full UFC on FOX 22 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 5 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC on FOX 22, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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