Massive weight miss at UFN 98, but the fight goes on

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson, also known as UFC Fight Night 98, also known as UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson, also known as Fight Night Mexico will be held on November 5 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. The main card and prelim care are broadcast on FOX Sports 1, with the early prelims streaming on UFC Fight Pass.

The public weigh-in ceremony and faceoff takes place on Friday, November 4, at 7 p.m. ET , and streams at bottom on The UnderGround, courtesy of the UFC.

However, the UFC has instituted a new, safer procedure, wherein fighters are given a two-hour window in which to weigh in, on the morning of the day before the fight. Fighters had previously weighed in in the evening. Unfortunately, the body does not always rehydrate within 24 hours, leaving the brain more susceptible to injury. Many fighters took IVs in an attempt to rehydrate sufficiently.

However, when the UFC selected the US Anti-Doping Agency as their independent drug testing body, the use of IVs was prohibited, as it can mask the use of PEDs. In response, the early weigh-ins were instituted, and everyone is happier.

Ceremonial Weigh Ins

The early, official UFC Fight Night 98 fighter weigh-ins started at 11 a.m. ET for this event and conclude two hours later. The live stream is courtesy of MMAjunkie.

Main Card (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Tony Ferguson (154)
Marcin Held (156) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
Ricardo Lamas (146) vs. Charles Oliveira (155)*
Martin Bravo (155) vs. Claudio Puelles (156) for the TUF 3: Latin America lightweight tournament championship
Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Rashid Magomedov (156)
Heather Jo Clark (116) vs. Alexa Grasso (116)
Prelim Card (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Felipe Arantes (138) + vs. Erik Perez (136)
Marco Beltran (139) vs. Joe Soto (140)
Max Griffin (171) vs. Erick Montano (170)
Henry Briones (136) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (133)
Prelim Card (FS1, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Sam Alvey (186) vs. Alex Nicholson (186)
Marco Polo Reyes (155) vs. Jason Novelli (156)
Chris Avila (146) vs. Enrique Barzola (146)

*Oliveira missed weight by nine pounds; fight is not canceled. Damon Martin reports that Oliveira will be fined 30% of his purse and will only be allowed to add 10 more pounds for his fight with Lamas.
**Arantes missed weight by two pounds; fight is not canceled