Anthony Hernandez brought some drama to the UFC Vegas 109 weigh-ins.
One half of Saturday’s middleweight main event, Hernandez weighed in at 186.5 pounds on his first attempt at Friday’s official weigh-ins, half a pound over the limit for a non-title bout (which includes a one-pound allowance). His opponent Roman Dolidze successfully weighed in at 185.5 pounds.
Because Hernandez weighed in in the first hour, he was eligible to weigh in a second time with clearance from the commission. Hernandez showed up again in the second hour and hit the mark at 186 pounds.
Two other fighters missed weight on their first attempts, bantamweight Joselyne Edwards (136.25) and flyweight Julija Stoliarenko (126.25). Weight-cutting issues are nothing new for Edwards and Stoliarenko, but they made good use of their second attempts to beat the scale with both fighters using the extra time allowed to shave off a quarter of a pound.
Also of note, one-time flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg makes his UFC bantamweight debut to accommodate Ode Osbourne, a fellow 125-pound competitor who is stepping in to Saturday’s co-main event on short notice.
Check out the UFC Vegas 109 official weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Roman Dolidze (185.5) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)*
Steve Erceg (135.5) vs. Ode Osbourne (135.5)
Iasmin Lucindo (115) vs. Angela Hill (116)
Andre Fili (146) vs. Christian Rodriguez (146)
Miles Johns (136) vs. Jean Matsumoto (136)
Eryk Anders (186) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (185)
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Julius Walker (206) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203)
Elijah Smith (136) vs. Toshiomi Kazama (136)
Joselyne Edwards (136)* vs. Priscila Cachoeira (134)
Uros Medic (171) vs. Gilbert Urbina (171)
Gabriella Fernandes (125.5) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (126)*
Cody Brundage (202.5) vs. Eric McConico (204.5)
*Hernandez, Edwards, and Stoliarenko all missed weight on first attempt, but successfully made weight on their second attempts
