UFC Fight Night 185 weigh-in results: Four misses, one fight scrapped
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 185 fighter weigh-ins, where four fighters missed weight, resulting in one canceled fight.
The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+.
Among those weighing in were Curtis Blaydes (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Derrick Lewis (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC), who meet in the heavyweight main event and made weight without issue. The same could not be said of the night’s co-main event, where Ketlen Vieira (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) weighed in at 138 pound for her bantamweight matchup with Yana Kunitskaya (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC). The Brazilian was fined 20 percent of her purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled.
Additional weight misses include Jared Gordon (16-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who came in at 150 pounds for his featherweight matchup with Danny Chavez (11-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), as well as Drako Rodriguez (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who was 140.5 pounds for his bantamweight contest with Aiemann Zahabi (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC). Both Gordon and Rodriguez were fined 30 percent of their purse, but the bout will go on as scheduled.
Finally, Rafael Alves (19-9 MMA, 0-0 UFC) came in at a stunning 157.5 pounds for a planned featherweight contest with Patrick Sabatini (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). That fight was scrapped due to “weight management issues,” per UFC officials.
The full UFC Fight Night 185 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Curtis Blaydes (259) vs. Derrick Lewis (263)
- Yana Kunitskaya (135.5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (138)*
- Darrick Minner (146) vs. Charles Rosa (146)
- Chris Daukaus (234) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (240)
- Nassourdine Imavov (185.5) vs. Phil Hawes (185)
- Andrei Arlovski (249.5) vs. Tom Aspinall (244.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Danny Chavez (145) vs. Jared Gordon (150)#
- Drakkar Klose (156) vs. Luis Pena (155.5)
- John Castaneda (136) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5)
- Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Nate Landwehr (146)
- Rafael Alves (157.5)^ vs. Patrick Sabatini (145.5)
- Shana Dobson (126) vs. Casey O’Neill (125.5)
- Jamall Emmers (145.5) vs. Chas Skelly (146)
- Drako Rodriguez (140.5)+ vs. Aiemann Zahabi (136)
- Serghei Spivac (245) vs. Jared Vanderaa (265)
* Vieira fined 20 percent of her purse
# Gordon fined 30 percent of his purse
^ Bout canceled due to “weight management issues”
+ Rodriguez fined 30 percent of his purse