The fighters have already hit the scales in Newark, New Jersey today, in advance of the UFC’s card there tomorrow. All of the scheduled fights are a go, but two fighters did miss weight.
Headliners and welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Robbie Lawler both hit their marks. The former interim champ Covington came in at 171, while the former champ Lawler was 170.
The two fighters who did miss weight were Dong Hyun Ma and Cole Williams, who came in 2 and 5 pounds heavy, respectively.
Here are the early weigh-in results for UFC Newark (via UFC.com).
ESPN Main Card, 3pm/12pm ETPT
Main Event: Colby Covington (171) vs Robbie Lawler (170)
Co-Main Event: Jim Miller (154.75) vs Clay Guida (154.5)
Joaquim Silva (155.25) vs Nasrat Haqparast (156)
Trevin Giles (185) vs Gerald Meerschaert (185.5)
Scott Holtzman (156) vs Dong Hyun Ma (158)*
Darko Stosic (206) vs Kennedy Nzechukwu (205.5)
ESPN Prelims, 12pm/9am ETPT
Mickey Gall (169.75) vs Salim Touahri (170)
Antonina Shevchenko (125) vs Lucie Pudilova (125.25)
Jordan Espinosa (126) vs Matt Schnell (126)
Lauren Murphy (126) vs Mara Romero Borella (125)
Claudio Silva (170.25) vs Cole Williams (176)**
Miranda Granger (125) vs Hannah Goldy (125)
* Dong Hyun Ma missed weight and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse. Bout will proceed as scheduled.
** Cole Williams missed weight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse. Bout will proceed as scheduled.
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