NORWICH, Conn. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 289 fighter weigh-ins, where all the fighters on Friday’s card hit their marks.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel in Norwich, Conn., and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 2 p.m. ET at the Cabaret Theater at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. The on-site Mohegan Sun Arena hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
In the main event, interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots (18-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) takes on challenger Danny Sabatello (13-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA). Their fight also is a semifinal in the ongoing 135-pound grand prix. Stots and Sabatello weighed in early in the one-hour official window. Stots was 134.4 pounds; Sabatello was 135 on the nose.
