I am live from the Dallas Convention Center, the location for today’s UFC 103 weigh-ins. Tito Ortiz just completed a Q&A session (which I covered in detail) and is now signing autographs for hundreds of fans.
The first fighter hits the scale at 5pm ET, so stay tuned for real-time coverage of the results.
And here we go.
Rafael Dos Anjos (155.5) vs. Rob Emerson (155.5)
Igor Pokrajac (203) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)
Jason Brilz (205) vs. Eliot Marshall (204)
Brian Foster (170) vs. Rick Story (170)
Rafaello Oliveira (155) vs. Nik Lentz (155)
Steve Lopez (154) vs. Jim Miller (154)
Tomasz Drwal (185) vs. Drew McFedries (185)
Cole Miller (155) vs. Efrain Escudero (157) – Escudero must lose one pound
Hermes Franca (159) vs. Tyson Griffin (155) – This will be a catchweight bout
Frank Trigg (170) vs. Josh Koscheck (170)
Martin Kampmann (169) vs. Paul Daley (170)
Junior dos Santos (236) vs. Mirko Cro Cop (226)
Vitor Belfort (196.25) vs. Rich Franklin (195) – Vitor shreds all of his clothes but is still 1/4 of a pound over the limit.
Rogan interviews Belfort. Belfort says he wants to accomplish his dreams and he was given a second chance. He’s going to do his best.
Franklin says he’s the best version of himself. Says it’s going to be a great fight. Rich says his new contract will allow him to fight legendary guys, and Vitor is one of them.
UPDATE: Efrain Escudero made weight on his second attempt. Still waiting to see if Belfort is able to shed that last quarter of a pound.
UPDATE 2: Belfort finally made weight, but he’s nearly lifeless. It’s going to be tough for him to recover from this cut before tomorrow night’s main event. A lot of people picked him to KO Rich in the first round, including me; it might be prudent to reconsider that pick at this point.
Hermes Franca and Tyson Griffin made a deal before weigh-ins to do a 159lb catchweight bout. Franca knew he wouldn’t be able to make 155, so he struck the deal with Griffin.
