The first Ultimate Fighting Championship event to happen on Philippine soil will set its stage at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, this Saturday, May 16, 2015. Co-headlining the UFC Fight Night card is multi-division MMA world champion Gegard Mousasi taking on Costas Philippou. In the main event, the dream match between two of the most successful lighter weight fighters pitting former UFC World Light Champion Frankie Edgar going against former WEC World Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. Moreover, Filipino fighters fill up the card as Fil-Am Mark Muñoz set his retirement match against Luke Barnatt, former TUF runner-up Phillipe Nover takes on Yui Chal Nam, and Team Lakay fighters Mark Eddiva and Ronald Sangcha-an fight in home soil.
But before the fight card begins, the fighters have to make weight. Here are the results for the UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber official weigh-in.
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber weigh-in results
May 15, 2015 – SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
Featherweight Bout:
Frankie Edgar – USA, 18-4-1
Weight: 146 lbs.
vs.
Urijah Faber – USA, 32-7
Weight: 146 lbs.
Middleweight Bout:
Gegard Mousasi – NET, 36-5
Weight: 185 lbs.
vs.
Costas Philippou – USA, 13-4
Weight: 186 lbs.
Middleweight Bout:
Mark Muñoz – USA, 13-6
Weight: 186 lbs.
vs.
Luke Barnatt – ENG, 8-2
Weight: 185 lbs.
Welterweight Bout:
Hyun Gyu Lim – KOR, 13-4-1
Weight: 171 lbs.
vs.
Neil Magny – USA, 14-3
Weight: 171 lbs.
Featherweight Bout:
Phillipe Nover – USA, 10-5
Weigh: 145 lbs.
vs.
Yui Chul Nam – KOR, 18-4
Weight: 146 lbs.
Featherweight Bout:
Mark Eddiva – PHI, 6-1
Weight: 145 lbs.
vs.
Levan Makashvili – USA, 6-1
Weight: 145 lbs.
Lightweight Bout:
Tae Hyun Bang – KOR, 17-8
Weight: 156 lbs.
vs.
Jon Tuck – GUAM, 8-2
Weight: 156 lbs.
Lightweight Bout:
Zhang Lipeng – CHN, 9-8
Weight: 155 lbs.
vs.
Kajan Johnson – CAN, 19-11
Weight: 155 lbs.
Welterweight Bout:
Li Jingliang – CHN, 9-3
Weight: 171 lbs.
vs.
Dhiego Lima – BRA, 10-3
Weight: 170 lbs.
Bantamweight Bout:
Royston Wee – SIN, 4-0
Weight: 137 lbs.*
vs.
Ning Guangyou – CHN, 4-2
Weight: 135 lbs.
Flyweight Bout:
Roldan Sangcha-An – PHI, 4-1
Weight: 126 lbs.
vs.
Jon Delos Reyes – USA, 7-4
Weight: 125 lbs.
Flyweight Bout:
Nolan Ticman – USA, 4-2
Weight: 126 lbs.
vs.
Yao Zhikui – CHN, 1-2
Weight: 125 lbs.
*Was not able to make weight
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