UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Weigh-in Results

Today’s weigh-ins for UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort will be taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Fans can watch the fighters hit the scales via a live webstream UFCLive.com beginning at 7PM EST (4PM PST).
The action starts on Saturday night at the same venue. The UFC has provided […]

UFC 126 PosterToday’s weigh-ins for UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort will be taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fans can watch the fighters hit the scales via a live webstream UFCLive.com beginning at 7PM EST (4PM PST).

The action starts on Saturday night at the same venue. The UFC has provided fans with three free preliminary fights before the live pay-per-view. Fans can watch one bout on the UFC’s Facebook page at 8:25 PM EST (5:25 PM PST) and then can turn their televisions to Spike TV at 9 PM EST (6PM PST) to watch the next two. The live ppv main card will then begin at 10PM EST (7PM PST).

The event is headlined by a UFC middleweight title bout between champion Anderson Silva versus top contender Vitor Belfort. Also on the main card are bouts between former champions Forrest Griffin versus Rich Franklin and Jon Jones versus Ryan Bader.

The full UFC 126 weigh-in results are as follows:

Main Card (Pay-per-view)

Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (185) vs. Vitor Belfort (185)
Light heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin (203) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
Light heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader (205) vs. Jon Jones (206)
Welterweight bout: Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170) vs. Jake Ellenberger (171)
Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos (136) vs. Miguel Torres (136)

Preliminary Bout (Spike TV)

Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (155)
Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes (146) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (146)

Preliminary Bout (Facebook)

Bantamweight bout: Demetrious Johnson (136) vs. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (135)

Preliminary Card

Lightweight bout: Gabe Ruediger (155) vs. Paul Taylor (156)
Light heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury (205) vs. Ricardo Romero (205)
Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce (172)* vs. Kenny Robertson (170) – * Missed weight on first attempt