NEW YORK – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today’s early and official Bellator NYC fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins, which precede the day’s ceremonial affair, take place at the Bellator host hotel in New York City. The Bellator NYC ceremonial weigh-ins take place at 6 p.m. ET at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The attached Madison Square Garden arena hosts Saturday’s pay-per-view event.
Among those weighing in are headliners Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA); co-headliners Fedor Emelianenko (36-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Matt Mitrione (11-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA); and three sets of title fighters: welterweight champion Douglas Lima (28-6 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) and challenger Lorenz Larkin (18-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), lightweight champ Michael Chandler (16-3 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) and challenger Brent Primus (7-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), and light heavyweight champ Phil Davis (17-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) and challenger Ryan Bader (22-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
The full Bellator NYC weigh-in results include:
BELLATOR NYC (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
BELLATOR 180 (Spike, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6 p.m. ET)
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