Russian Ronda did not make weight before the debut in the UFC

Russian Ronda did not make weight before the debut in the UFC

The UFC Fight Night 223 official weigh-in ceremony took place in Las Vegas, the main event of which will be a bantamweight bout between Ricky Simon and Yadong Song.

Russian debutant of the strongest league in the world, Irina Alekseeva, became one of two fighters who did not cope with the weight race, exceeding the bantamweight limit by 4 pounds (1.8 kg). The Russian Ronda was joined by another debutant of the organization, American Hayley Cowen, who exceeded the limit of the lightest division by one and a half pounds (680 g).

All other participants of the event successfully completed the procedure without experiencing problems with falling within their weight categories.

All weighing results:

Main fights

Ricky Simone (136) vs. Yadong Song (136)

Cayo Borrallo (185.5) – Michal Oleksiychuk (185.5)

Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (186)

Julian Erosa (145.5) – Fernando Padilla (145.5)

Valdo Cortes-Acosta (258) – Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262.5)

Josh Quinlan (169) vs. Trey Waters (171)

Preliminaries

Martin Buday (265) – Jake Collier (265.5)

Cody Durden (126) – Charles Johnson (125.5)

Irina Alekseeva (140)* — Stephanie Egger (135)

Marcus McGee (140) – Jornie Newson (138.5) – intermediate weight category up to 140 pounds

Haley Cowan (137.5)** – Jamie-Lyn Hort (135.5)

* Alekseeva was four pounds over the bantamweight limit; the amount of the fine is specified

** Cowan was over the bantamweight limit by a pound and a half; the amount of the fine is specified

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