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UFC on ESPN 61 weigh-in results: Three miss marks, including massive five-pounds botch

UFC ESPN Marcin Tybura Serghei Spivac Chris Gutierrez Las Vegas MMA Junkie

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 61 (ESPN/ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Among those weighing in are Marcin Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC), who meet in the heavyweight main event.

The headliners were on point, but the same can’t be said for other athletes, three of whom missed weight, including Chepe Mariscal for the featherweight co-main event vs. Damon Jackson, Danny Barlow for his featured welterweight bout Nikolay Veretennikov, and Chelsea Chandler for her women’s featherweight fight vs. Yana Santos.

The full UFC on ESPN 61 weigh-in results include:

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

  • Marcin Tybura (252) vs. Serghei Spivac (238)
  • Damon Jackson (146) vs. Chepe Mariscal (149.5)*
  • Danny Barlow (171.25)*** vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (170.5)
  • Chris Gutierrez (136) vs. Quang Le (136)
  • Chelsea Chandler (141)** vs. Yana Santos (135.5)
  • Charalampos Grigoriou (136) vs. Toshiomi Kazama (136)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

  • Pannie Kianzad (135.5) vs. Karol Rosa (135.5)
  • Jhonata Diniz (258) vs. Karl Williams (243)
  • Jarno Errens (145.5) vs. Youssef Zalal (145.5)
  • Talita Alencar (115.5) vs. Stephanie Luciano (115)

* Mariscal missed featherweight limit by 3.5 pounds; fine amount TBD
** Chandler missed women’s bantamweight limit by 5 pounds; fine amount TBD
*** Barlow missed welterweight limit by .25 pounds; fine amount TBD

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 61.

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