Bellator 208 weigh-ins: 3 fights canceled for failure to meet contracted…
All Bellator 208 main card fighters hit their contracted weights, but three prelim fighters failed, and saw their fights canceled.
Bellator MMA has two fights back to back. Bellator 207 takes place tonight and streams on DAZN, while Bellator 208 takes place Saturday night. The Bellator 208 weigh-ins have concluded with all main card fighters hitting their contracted weights, but three prelim fighters failed, and saw their fights canceled.
Friday’s Bellator 207 is headlined by Matt Mitrione vs. Ryan Bader, while Saturday’s Bellator 208 is headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen. The winners of both fights will meet in the finals of the Bellator MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix, and will become the new heavyweight champion.
Highlights:
Main Card (DAZN, Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
Fedor Emelianenko (236) vs. Chael Sonnen (227) – heavyweight grand prix semifinal
Saad Awad (155.8) vs. Benson Henderson (155.8)
Timothy Johnson (265.6) vs. Cheick Kongo (239.2)
Alexander Shlemenko (185.2) vs. Anatoly Tokov (185.8)
Henry Corrales (146) vs. Andy Main (145.6)
Prelim Card (Free stream, 7 p.m. ET)
Robson Gracie Jr. (174) vs. Jamal Pottinger (181.2)*
Jennifer Chieng (115.2) vs. Jessica Ruiz (115.8)
David Meshkhoradze (170.6) vs. Shaquan Moore (170.8)
Suhrob Aidarbekov (125.6) vs. Tommy Espinosa (125.8)
Nick Fiore (154.2) vs. Jerome Mickle (155.2)
Frank Buenafuente (146.2)** vs. James Gonzalez (147.8)***
Eric Olsen (185.8) vs. Jeremy Puglia (185.2)
Dennis Buzukja (155.4) vs. Ryan Castro (155.2)
Mike DiOrio (169.2) vs. Andrews Rodriguez (169.4)
Zarrukh Adashev (125.8) vs. Christian Medina (124)
*Pottinger missed the 175-pound catchweight limit by 6.2 pound so fight canceled
**Buenafuente missed the featherweight limit by .2 pounds so fight canceled
***Gonzalez missed the featherweight limit by 1.8 pounds so fight canceled