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UFC Fight Night 234 weigh-in results: Manel Kape misses weight by 3.5 pounds, fight canceled

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 234 fighter weigh-ins.

The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which streams on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in were Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Johnny Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC), who meet in the light heavyweight main event.

Manel Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was the lone fighter on the card to miss weight, stepping on the scale 3.5 pounds heavy for his rematch vs.Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC), which was subsequently called off the card, which now proceeds with 11 bouts.

The full UFC Fight Night 234 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Johnny Walker (205.5)
  • Manel Kape (129.5)* vs. Matheus Nicolau (126)
  • Gabriel Benitez (155) vs. Jim Miller (155.5)
  • Mario Bautista (135.5) vs. Ricky Simon (136)
  • Brunno Ferreira (185) vs. Phil Hawes (185)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Andrei Arlovski (247) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5)
  • Preston Parsons (170.5) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (170.5)
  • Gaston Bolanos (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (135.5)
  • Farid Basharat (136) vs. Taylor Lapilus (136)
  • Jean Silva (145.5) vs. Westin Wilson (145.5)
  • Nikolas Motta (155.5) vs. Tom Nolan (155)
  • Felipe Bunes (125.5) vs. Joshua Van (125.5)

* Kape missed flyweight limit by 3.5 pounds; fined 25 percent of purse

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 234.

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