UFC on FOX 24 official weigh-in video, photos: Hail, hail a drama-free morning in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The official weigh-ins are complete for the UFC’s debut in Missouri – and this week, the most drama seemed to be how long Roy Nelson would wait on the scale for photos.

A week ago at UFC 210 in Buffalo, N.Y., the official early weigh-ins featured controversy when light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier dropped 1.2 pounds in two minutes for his fight against Anthony Johnson, as well as Pearl Gonzalez’s on-off-back-on fight with Cynthia Calvillo that was in jeopardy due to Gonzalez’s breast implants.

But today, all 26 fighters for UFC on FOX 24 made weight for Saturday’s card without issue. When heavyweight Nelson came in at 262 pounds as one of the final three fighters to step on the scale, his personal five-second count for how long he needed to stay on the scale for the cameras was a lot quicker than the five seconds UFC event staff was hoping for. And that’s pretty much where the drama ended – a welcome change of pace from the last-second scrambling of a week ago.

In the main event, flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) takes on Wilson Reis (22-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a title fight. And both the champ and challenger came in a pound under the title-fight limit at 124 – and weighed in relatively early in the proceedings, as well.

In the co-feature, women’s strawweights Rose Namajunas (5-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Michelle Waterson (14-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) were 116 and 114.5 pounds, respectively.

UFC on FOX 24 takes place Saturday at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FOX and UFC Fight Pass.

Check out our exclusive highlights video from the proceedings above, and don’t miss our photo gallery below.

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