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See who made and missed weight on the scales for Bellator’s first COVID-era card.
Bellator MMA is back in business tomorrow. The promotion has scheduled a slew of shows on the familiar stomping grounds of the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
Bellator 242, the first Bellator event since the world began struggling to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, offers a bantamweight bout in the main event. There Sergio Pettis, formerly of the UFC’s flyweight division, will take on Ricky Bandejas.
Other fighters of note on the card include UFC vet Jordan Mein, NCAA Division II champ Raufeon Stots and former super prospect Aaron Pico.
You can watch the live weigh-ins below, with video provided by Bellator MMA. The video begins at 5PM ET.
There will be no ceremonial weigh-ins for this event (or any other for the foreseeable future).
Full results:
Main Card (10 p.m. ET, Paramount Network)
Bantamweight: Sergio Pettis (134.7) vs. Ricky Bandejas (135.4)
Welterweight; Jordan Mein (170.5) vs. Jason Jackson (171)
Featherweight: Ty-wan Claxton (146) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (147.9)*
Featherweight: Aaron Pico (145) vs. Solo Hatley Jr. (145.6)
Preliminary Card (8:45 p.m. ET, YouTube)
Welterweight: Jake Smith (170.3) vs. Mark Lemminger (169.8)
Bantamweight: Raufeon Stots (135.6) vs. Cass Bell (135.2)
Heavyweight: Rudy Schaffroth (259.5) vs. Ras Hylton (274.4)
*Jay Jay Wilson missed weight by 1.9 lbs. He will forfeit 20 percent of his purce to Tywan Claxton.