UFC 160 Weigh-Ins: Cain Velasquez and “Bigfoot” Silva Set For Rematch
By FCF Staff
UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva have cleared the final hurdle for their rematch tomorrow night at UFC 160, as both men made weight this afternoon in Las Vegas. Velasquez tipped the scales at 240 pounds while Silva weighed in at 263.
Two fighters did not make weight on their initial attempts, as Nah-Shon Burrell weighed in at 172 for his welterweight bout with Stephen Thompson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov came in at 158.5 for his lightweight bout with Abel Trujillo.
Here are the official weigh-in results from today’s festivities.
Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight Championship
Cain Velasquez (240) vs. Antonio Silva (263)
Junior dos Santos (239) vs. Mark Hunt (264)
James Te Huna (206) vs. Glover Teixeira (205)
T.J. Grant (155) vs. Gray Maynard (156)
Donald Cerrone (155) vs. KJ Noons (156)
Preliminary Card (FX / Sportsnet 8 p.m. ET)
Mike Pyle (170) vs. Rick Story (169)
Dennis Bermudez (146) vs. Max Holloway (145)
Colton Smith (170) vs. Robert Whittaker (171)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (158.5)* vs. Abel Trujillo (155)
Preliminary Card (Facebook, 6:35 p.m. ET)
Nah-Shon Burrell (172)* vs. Stephen Thompson (170)
Brian Bowles (135) vs. George Roop (135)
Estevan Payan (145) vs. Jeremy Stephens (146)
*fighter must cut additional weight