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Dana White’s Contender Series 51 weigh-in results: Small drama, but ultimately no issues in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 51 fighter weigh-ins, where all 10 fighters hit their marks.

Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including heavyweights Mick Parkin (5-0) and Eduardo Neves (5-0), who headline the show. Parkin weighed in at 259 pounds. Neves was 265.

The only drama came from Brazilian flyweight Erisson Ferreira da Silva (11-1), who was 126.5 pounds for his bout against Jesus Santos Aguilar (7-1), who had no issues at 125.5. Da Silva was given an hour to cut the additional weight and returned at 125.5 to make the fight official.

The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.

The full Dana White’s Contender Series 51 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Mick Parkin (259) vs. Eduardo Neves (265)
  • Darrius Flowers (171) vs. Amiran Gogoladze (170.5)
  • Jesus Santos Aguilar (125.5) vs. Erisson Ferreira da Silva (125.5)*
  • Cameron Saaiman (136) vs. Josh Wang-Kim (135)
  • Rayanne Amanda (115.5) vs. Denise Gomes (115.5)

*Da Silva missed the flyweight limit on his first attempt, but was given an hour to cut the additional weight. He hit the mark on his second try.

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