UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 257 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (13-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) and Phil Davis (22-5 MMA, 9-2 BMMA), who meet in the main event. That fight also is a quarterfinal bout in Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament.
The full Bellator 257 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Vadim Nemkov () vs. Phil Davis () – for light heavyweight title; light heavyweight tournament opening round
- Corey Anderson () vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov () – light heavyweight tournament opening round
- Veta Arteaga () vs. Desiree Yanez ()
- Paul Daley () vs. Sabah Homasi ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Julia Budd () vs. Dayana Silva ()
- Karl Albrektsson () vs. Viktor Nemkov ()
- Pedro Carvalho () vs. Jay Jay Wilson ()
- Mads Burnell () vs. Saul Rogers ()
- Julius Anglickas () vs. Gregory Milliard ()
- John DeJesus () vs. Alfred Khashakyan ()
- Shaun Asher () vs. Steve Mowry ()
- Grachik Bozinyan () vs. Demarques Jackson ()
- Lance Gibson Jr. () vs. Marcus Surin ()