UFC president Dana White (Middle) comes between Travis Browne (L) and Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva (R) – Photo via Facebook.com/UFC
The official weigh-ins for Friday’s UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot went down today at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The public event went down this afternoon with heavyweights Travis Browne (246) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (266) headlining the television event.
One major change to the card has seen a lightweight bout between Dennis Hallman and Thiago Tavares pulled from the event after Hallman failed to receive clearance for the match. He was reportedly over weight.
The promotion will now bump up a lightweight match featuring Marcus LeVesseur vs. Carlo Prater to the Fuel TV prelim card.
The UFC posted this message on Twitter (@ufc) following Hallman’s failed weigh-in attempt.
– Hallman is 7 pounds over weight – fight vs Tavares is off – 2nd time in a row Hallman hasn’t made weight, 2nd fight he’s tried to make LW
UFC on FX 5 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, with the main card airing on FX television, portion of the preliminary card will be shown on FUEL TV, with the remaining prelim match streaming live on Facebook.com/UFC.
Check out the full weigh-in results below:
Main Card (FX)
Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne (246) vs. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (266)
Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. Jay Hieron (170)
Flyweight bout: John Dodson (126) vs. Jussier Formiga (126)
Welterweight bout: Josh Neer (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Yves Edwards (156)
Lightweight bout: Michael Johnson (156) vs. Danny Castillo (156)
Lightweight bout: Dennis Hallman () vs. Thiago Tavares () +
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann (155)vs. Shane Roller (156)
Featherweight bout: Bart Palaszewski (146)* vs. Diego Nunes (146)
Flyweight bout: Darren Uyenoyama (125) vs. Phil Harris (125)
Lightweight bout: Carlo Prater (156) vs. Marcus LeVesseur (156) #
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Welterweight bout: Aaron Simpson (171) vs. Mike Pierce (171)
+ Fight pulled from the card after Hallman failed to receive clearance for the bout
# With Tavares vs. Hallman pulled from card, Prater vs. LeVesseur bumped up to Fuel TV prelim card
* Palaszewski weighed in at 147-lbs on first attempt and made weight on his second try