The official weigh-ins for Saturday night’s ESPN card are in the books. It was not without drama, thanks to Jessica Eye missing weight by 0.5 pounds.
Eye vs Calvillo Weigh-In
For the second time in a month, Karl Roberson missed weight. The first time was on May 13th, missing the mark by 2.5 pounds. Today, Roberson outdid himself with a 4.5-pound miss. You best believe Marvin Vettori is livid!
Bantamweight Zarrukh Adashev missed the mark by 2.5 pounds.
It was announced during the weigh-ins that the Merab Dvalishvili/Gustavo Lopez fight will be a catchweight bout. The weight limit is 150 pounds.
During weigh-ins, news broke of Darrick Minner’s failed weight cut, which forced him out of his fight with Jordan Griffin. Unfortunately, Griffin is left fightless.
Full weigh-in results are as follows:
* – Denotes missed weight
MAIN CARD
- Jessica Eye (126.5*) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (126)
- Karl Roberson (190.5*) vs. Marvin Vettori (186)
- Merab Dvalishvili (139) vs. Gustavo Lopez (140)
- Andre Fili (145.5) vs. Charles Jourdain (145.5)
- Jordan Espinosa (135.5) vs. Mark De La Rosa (136)
PRELIMS
- Mariya Agapova (125.5) vs. Hannah Cifers (125)
- Charles Rosa (155) vs. Kevin Aguilar (155.5)
- Julia Avila (135) vs. Gina Mazany (136)
- Tyson Nam (135.5) vs. Zarrukh Adashev (138.5*)
- Jordan Griffin (146) vs. Darrick Minner (NA)
- Anthony Ivy (171) vs. Christian Aguilera (170.5)
Per ESPN Senior Researcher Andrew Davis, UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson was the last card where both main event and co-main event fighters missed weight. Per MMA Fighting staff, Jessica Eye will forfeit 25% of her fight purse, Karl Roberson 30%, and Zarrukh Adsahev 20%.
After hitting the scale, fighters had immediate staredowns given current COVID-19 restrictions. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it’s go time.
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Eye vs Calvillo Weigh-In