UFC on FOX 8 Weigh-In Results: Johnson and Moraga Set For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga both made weight this afternoon in Seattle, Washington, to greenlight their UFC on FOX 8 headliner tomorrow night. Both Johnson and Moraga tipped the scales at 124.5 pounds.
While there was no pre-fight incidents at the weigh-ins, three fighters did fail to make weight. John Albert came in 137 for his bantamweight fight with Yaotzin Mesa, and Jorge Masvidal weighed in at 157.5 for his lightweight bout with Michael Chiesa.
Tim Means, who agreed to fight Danny Castillo on short notice, came in at 160 pounds for their lightweight fight.
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC on FOX 8.
Main Card (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Demetrious Johnson (124.5) vs. John Moraga (124.5)
Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5)
Robbie Lawler (170.5) vs. Bobby Voelker (170)
Jessica Andrade (134) vs. Liz Carmouche (136)
Preliminary Card (FX, Sportsnet 5 p.m. ET)
Michael Chiesa (155.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal *(157.5)
Danny Castillo (155) vs. Tim Means *(160)
Mac Danzig (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Daron Cruickshank (156) vs. Yves Edwards (155)
Ed Herman (186) vs. Trevor Smith (185)
Germaine de Randamie (135) vs. Julie Kedzie (135.5)
Preliminary Card (Facebook, 4 p.m. ET)
Aaron Riley (156) vs. Justin Salas (155)
John Albert *(137) vs. Yaotzin Meza (136)
*fighter has two hours to lose additional weight