Kyoji Horiguchi (134. Bellator 272: Pettis vs Horiguchi fight card
Get the full Bellator 272 fight card and weigh-in results below. Jared Scoggins came in at 140 missing bantamweight limit for his bout against Josh Hill, who was 134.75. Middleweights Johnny Eblen and Collin Huckbody both showed 185. Other MMA fans can watch the fight live on Showtime.įeatherweights Emmanuel Sanchez and Jeremy Kennedy came in at 145.25 and 145.75, respectively for their co-main event. The championship bout is scheduled for five rounds.īellator 272 tickets can be purchased through Vivid Seats. The two fought for the first time back in 2015, with Holm winning the bout by split decision.Reigning bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis weighed in at 134 for his first title defense against former titleholder and current Rizin bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi, who showed 134.5. The co-main event features former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm fighting Raquel “Rocky’ Pennington in a rematch. And although the build up to this fight has been very respectful, both fighters have promised to put on a show for the fans. The main event features a match between Conor “Notorious” McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Moreno, and Grasso was victorious via split decision. They served as the co-main event for UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Markos decided to fight Grasso anyways, which awarded her 20% of Grasso’s purse. In August 2017, she missed weight by three pounds for her fight against Randa Markos.
This is not the first time in her UFC career that Grasso has missed the strawweight divisional weight limit. This Is Not the First Time Alexa Grasso Has Missed Weight
But, because of the significant weight disparity between the two, Nevada canceled the bout anyways.īoth women are ranked in the top 15 of the women’s strawweight division. Answer (1 of 7): No, it’s not too late, but you need to build a fighting foundation before you move directly into MMA. The stipulation was that Grasso would forfeit 30% of her purse to Gadelha. It also hasn’t been announced which fight will move from the preliminary card to the main card.Īs reported by Ariel Helwani from ESPN, Gadelha accepted the fight against Grasso after she missed weight. It is unclear if Gadelha will receive her fight purse from the UFC.
I started Death Triangle MMA as Bill Goldberg, snatched up any expiring contracts and free agents that I could get and now I'm bigger. My laptop is pretty slow with the game now because of that save. Grasso and Gadelha were scheduled as the second match on the UFC 246 main card. This had to be months ago, obviously the save started in 2009 but I believe it's in around 2015 or 2016 now.
Nevada only allows a 3-pound weight difference between strawweight fighters, and in this case, there is a 6-pound difference. As of November 23, 2021, she is 9 in the UFC womens flyweight rankings.
The State of Nevada has decided to cancel the bout between the two women because the weight disparity between them was too significant. Jessica Jo-Anne Eye (born July 27, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist.She competes as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Grasso’s opponent Claudia Gadelha made the strawweight limit, weighing-in at 115.5 pounds. Nevada Has Decided to Cancel the Main Card Bout Between Grasso and Gadelha It will air as a pay-per-view on ESPN+.įollow the Heavy on UFC Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content! UFC 246 takes place January 18 at 10:00 p.m.