PHOENIX – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 273 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in in Phoenix. The nearby Footprint Center hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (28-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) and interim champ Valentin Moldavsky (11-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), who fight in the main event. In the co-feature, former UFC and WEC lightweight champ Benson Henderson (28-11 MMA, 5-6 BMMA) takes on Islam Mamedov (20-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at lightweight.
The full Bellator 273 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Ryan Bader () vs. interim champ Valentin Moldavsky () – for heavyweight title
- Benson Henderson () vs. Islam Mamedov ()
- Henry Corrales () vs. Aiden Lee ()
- Sabah Homasi () vs. Jaleel Willis ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)
- Enrique Barzola () vs. Darrion Caldwell ()
- Saad Awad () vs. Chris Gonzalez ()
- Duane Johnson () vs. Dalton Rosta ()
- Sullivan Cauley () vs. Ben Parrish ()
- Lucas Brennan () vs. Benjamin Lugo ()
- Nikita Mikhailov () vs. Blaine Shutt ()
