LAS VEGAS – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 223 fighter weigh-ins, where two fighters missed weight, but the full lineup of 11 fights was made official.
The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which streams in its entirety on ESPN+.
In the night’s main event, bantamweight contenders collide with an eye on moving up in the division, as No. 8-ranked Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) takes on the No. 10-ranked Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC). Both made weight without issue.
The fighters who missed weight included Irina Alekseeva (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who registered 140 pounds for her bantamweight matchup with Stephanie Egger (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), as well as Hailey Cowan (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who was 137.5 pounds for her clash with Jamey-Lyn Horth (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
Alekseeva was fined 30 percent of her purse, and Cowan received a 20 percent fine, but both bouts will go on as scheduled.
Check out the full ceremony in the video above.
UFC Fight Night 223 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Song Yadong (136) vs. Ricky Simon (136)
- Caio Borralho (185.5) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (185.5)
- Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (186)
- Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Fernando Padilla (145.5)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta (258) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262.5)
- Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Trey Waters (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD (4:30 p.m. ET)
- Martin Buday (265) vs. Jake Collier (265.5)
- Cody Durden (126) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5)
- Irina Alekseeva (140)* vs. Stephanie Egger (135)
- Marcus McGhee (140) vs. Journey Newson (138.5)
- Hailey Cowan (137.5)# vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (135.5)
* Alekseeva was fined 30 percent of her purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled
# Cowan was fined 20 percent of her purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled
