The Canadian promotion, Warrior 1, held the weigh-ins for its latest event on Friday evening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
W-1 New Ground will go down Saturday night at the Halifax Forum on Oct. 23rd, featuring big names such as Brett “The Grim” Rogers (10-2) and Murilo “Ninja” Rua (20-10-1) on the 12 bout card.
According to TopMMANews.com there were a few issues with the official weigh-in scale, with fighters claiming the “commission scale…was two pounds off.”
Rogers, who is set to face fellow heavyweight Rueben Villareal (18-18-3) in the main event, was forced to hit the scales twice. On his first attempt “The Grim” weighed in at 267.4 pounds, and then came in on weight at 265.2 pounds for his second attempt after the scale was moved to a different surface.
“Ninja” Rua, who has fought at light-heavyweight and middleweight in his career, weighed in at 190.6 pounds for his catchweight (190 lbs) bout with Roy Boughton (4-1), who came in overweight at 195.2 pounds.
The full weigh-in results for the W1 New Ground event is as follows:
Heavyweight bout: Reuben Villareal (252.2) vs Brett Rogers (267.4, 265.2 on 2nd attempt)
Middleweight bout: Chad Cox (185.2) vs Nordine Taleb (184)
Catchweight (190 lbs) bout: Roy Boughton (195.2 ) vs Murilo “Ninja” Rua (190.6)
Light-heavyweight bout: Mychal Clark (206.8) vs Roger Hollett (204.2)
Middleweight bout: Ryan Machan (171.6) vs Matt MacGrath (173.8)
Featherweight bout: Doug Evan (145.6) vs Tristan Johnson (144.6)
Welterweight bout:Sean Pierson (170.8) vs Ricky Goodall (170.4)
Featherweight bout: Musa Tolliver (143.4) vs Jason MacKay (145.8)
Catchweight (190 lbs) bout:Jeremy Hamilton (186.2) vs Chris Johnson (189)
Welterweight bout: Todd Henry (179.2) vs Jeremiah Bernard (174.8)
Featherweight bout: Pat Schilling (145) vs Tom Waters (144.6)
Bantamweight bout: Jeff Black (142.6) vs Michael Imperato 140.4 – (2 hrs) Both Over 135 weight limit.
HT: TopMMANews.com for the full weigh-in results and updates.