The official weigh-in event for UFC 97: "Redemption" from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has come to a close.
Perhaps the biggest surprise in a rather uneventful affair is that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva -- who has competed before in the 205-pound class -- tipped the scale at a lean-looking 182 pounds, which is three pounds less than the 185-pound limit.
Either he trained extremely hard for this fight and lost considerable poundage or something else (such as an illness ... pure speculation) is up. It certainly didn't stop him from backing down Leites during the staredown.
Whatever ... we'll know soon enough!
Here are the complete UFC 97 weigh in results:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (182) vs. Thales Leites (185)
205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (206) vs. Mauricio Rua (206)
265 lbs.: Cheick Kongo (232) vs. Antoni Hardonk (249)
205 lbs.: Luis Cane (206) vs. Steve Cantwell (205)
205 lbs.: Brian Stann (206) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (204)
205 lbs.: Eliot Marshall (205) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (204)
185 lbs.: Denis Kang (185) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokum (185)
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (186) vs. Nate Quarry (186)
185 lbs.: David Loiseau (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)
155 lbs.: Mark Bocek (154) vs. David Bielkheden (157)
170 lbs.: Ryo Chonan (171) vs. TJ Grant (169)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman (155) vs. Sam Stout (155)
Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.
Remember that that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the LIVE main card action on fight night (Saturday, April 18), which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the the Bell Centre in Montreal.
The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 8 p.m. ET.
It’s going to be a good night of fights so don’t miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight "Redemption" coverage you can handle.
For our complete UFC 97 archive click here.
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