Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin staredown at the UFC 147 press conference – Photo via Facebook.com/UFC
The official weigh-ins for UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II went down this afternoon in Brazil at the Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte.
Headliners Rich Franklin (190) and Wanderlei Silva (188) were both on weight for their 190-lbs cathweight bout for the pay-per-view event. The rest of the main card fighters also showed up on weight including heavyweights Mike Russow (248) and Fabricio Werdum (246).
Only one fighter was unable to make weight for his bout and that was John ‘Macapa’ Teixeira, who weighed in at 150-lbs for his bout with fellow TUF Brazil competitor Hugo ‘Wolverine’ Viana (145). Despite being given an extra two hours to cut the weight, Teixeira was not allowed to do so over concerns for his health. Teixeira has been fined 25% of his purse.
The full weigh-in results for UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II is as follows:
Main Card:
Catchweight (190-lbs) bout: Rich Franklin (190) vs. Wanderlei Silva (188)
TUF Brazil Middleweight final: Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira (184) vs. Sergio “Serginho” Moraes (185)
TUF Brazil Featherweight final: Rony “Jason” Mariano Bezerra (146) vs. Godofredo “Pepey” de Oliveira (145)
Heavyweight bout: Mike Russow (248) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara (146) vs. Hacran Dias (146)
Preliminary Card (FX)
Featherweight bout: Rodrigo Damm (146) vs. Anistavio “Gasparzinho” Medeiros (146)
Middleweight bout: Francisco “Massaranduba” Drinaldo (183) vs. Delson “Pe de Chumbo” Heleno (185)
Featherweight bout: John “Macapa” Teixeira (150)* vs. Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (145)
Middleweight bout: Leonardo “Macarrao” Mafra Teixeira (182) vs. Thiago “Bodao” Perpetuo (184)
Preliminary Card (FX)
Featherweight bout: Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Borges Pancini (146) vs. Wagner “Galeto” Campos (145)
Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes (146) vs. Milton Vieira (146)