UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 255 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 and MMA Junkie following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are lightweight and featherweight champion Patricio Freire (31-4 MMA, 19-4 BMMA), who puts his 145-pound title on the line in a rematch against Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA). That fight also is a semifinal bout in Bellator’s ongoing featherweight tournament. The winner will move on to the final to meet A.J. McKee.
The full Bellator 255 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Patricio Freire (144.1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (144.5) – for featherweight title; featherweight grand prix semifinal
- Neiman Gracie (170) vs. Jason Jackson (170.9)
- Tyrell Fortune (251.2) vs. Jack May (264.3)
- Mike Hamel (155) vs. Usman Nurmagomedov (155.2)
- Alejandra Lara (124.2) vs. Kana Watanabe (124.8)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Cee Jay Hamilton (134.4) vs. Magomed Magomedov (135)
- Mukhamed Berkhamov (173.8) vs. Herman Terrado (169.5)
- Ricardo Seixas (154.9) vs. Mandel Nallo (154.9)
- Fabio Aguiar (187.7) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (183.6)
- Chris Gonzalez (159.2) vs. Roger Huerta (159.4)
- Jose Augusto (203.2) vs. Jonathan Wilson (204.2)
- Roman Faraldo (171.1) vs. Trevor Gudde (170)
- Branko Busick (183.8) vs. Jordan Newman (185.1)