Bellator 129 weigh ins: 7 of 11 fights at catchweight

Mixed martial arts weigh ins were once an afterthought, attended only by officials, fighters, and camps. Then they grew in popularity, most notably in the UFC, where they draw thousands of live spectators. Weigh ins for other events receive far less attention, unless something goes wrong.

There are 11 fights at Bellator 129, and seven of them will be a catchweight. Initially three catchweight fights were scheduled, all on the prelims. Then Virgil Zwicker was brought in to replace James Thompson vs. Houston Alexander, and he was given a 215 target.

Then…

Lightweight Kevin Morris only made 158;

Bantamweight Chris Lane only made 139.5;

Welterweight Marcos Marquez only made 177.4; AND

Holly Lawson vs. Jozette Cotton, which was already a catchweight at 152 became a catchweight at 168 when Cotton showed up division or two up.

Bellator 129 weigh-ins results

Main Card

Welterweight: Paul Bradley (170.6) vs. Josh Neer (170.6)

Catchweight of 215 lbs.: Houston Alexander (206.4) vs. Virgil Zwicker (215)

Welterweight Andre Santos (170.6) vs. James Terry (170.6)

Middleweight: Joe Vedepo (185.3) vs. Davin Clark (185.1)

Prelim Car

Catchweight of 140 lbs.: Chris Lane (139.5) vs. John DeVall (136)

Catchweight of 150 lbs.: Eric Howser (149.1) vs. Tim Bazer (150)

Catchweight of 159 lbs.: Michael McBride (155.5) vs. Kevin Morris (158)

Catchweight of 150 lbs.: Martin Trey Brown (149.9) vs. Bryan Corley (148.9)

Catchweight of168 lbs.: Holly Lawson (163.1) vs. Jozette Cotton (167.7)

Middleweight: Brian Green (185.5) vs. Anthony Smith (185.8)

Catchweight of 178 lbs.: Marcos Marquez (177.4) vs. Victor Moreno (170.7)

Thanks to Cage Potato for the info.