Yahoo Sports UFC 186 Weigh-in Results: Beleaguered Card Official as Fighters Make Weight
The UFC 186 fight card has been the most beleaguered of the year, but the line-up was finally settled earlier this week. On Friday, the fighters in the final line-up stepped on the scale in Montreal to make their bouts official for Saturday's event at the Bell Centre.
After the original main event pitting TJ Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao was nixed, Demetrious Johnson and Kyoji Horiguchi stepped into the headliner slot in a battle for Johnson's flyweight championship.
“Kyoji Horiguchi is a great fighter. I've fought the best in this division. Me and my camp went very hard in training to prepare for his guy, and tomorrow night we're going to go out and show him what it means to fight for the championship,” said Johnson after weighing in.
The co-main event saw several different changes over the past month. Rampage Jackson was pulled out of the fight with Fabio Maldonado due to a Bellator injunction stemming from a contract dispute. But in a last-ditch effort, Rampage's participation was re-instituted earlier this week, when his team was able to get the injunction lifted.
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The Jackson vs. Maldonado fight early on Friday – prior to weigh-ins – was changed from a 205-pound light heavyweight bout to a 215-pound catchweight bout, allowing some cushion for Jackson after his struggles in just staying in the fight. Also in a catchweight bout, John Makdessi and Shame Campbell will compete at 160-pounds instead of the typical lightweight division limit of 155-pounds.
UFC 186 Weigh-in Results:
Main Card (on Pay-Per-View)
Demetrious Johnson (124.5) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (124.5)
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (216) vs. Fabio Maldonado (215)
Michael Bisping (186) vs. C.B. Dollaway (185.5)
John Makdessi (160) vs. Shane Campbell (161)
Yves Jabouin (136) vs. Thomas Almeida (135)
Preliminary Card (on FOX Sports 1)
Patrick Cote (171) vs. Joe Riggs (171)
Alexis Davis (135) vs. Sarah Kaufman (136)
Chad Laprise (156) vs. Bryan Barberena (156)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. David Michaud (156)
Preliminary Card (on UFC Fight Pass)
Nordine Taleb (170) vs. Chris Clements (170)
Jessica Rakoczy (115) vs. Valerie Letourneau (116)
Aisling Daly (116) vs. Randa Markos (116)
