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.
