UFC Vegas 104: 3 fighters miss weight, including 1 egregious miss by debuting prospect
Three fighters missed weight at Friday's official UFC Vegas 104 weigh-ins, including a debuting fighter who missed weight by nearly five pounds — an egregious miss. The scale shenanigans mean a whopping 23% of Saturday's 13-fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas may be contested with weight-related caveats.
The morning's worst offender was Diyar Nurgozhay, an undefeated light heavyweight prospect making his promotional debut against Brendson Ribeiro on the main card. Nurgozhay, a recent signee from UFC's Contender Series, announced his Octagon arrival by tipping the scales at 210.5 pounds for his 205-pound bout, 4.5 pounds over the division's legal limit for a non-title affair. Ribeiro weighed 205.5 pounds.
Co-headliner Chidi Njokuani (172.25) and preliminary card prospect Josias Musasa (136.5) also missed weight by 1.25 pounds and .5 pounds, respectively, for their bouts against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Josias Musasa.
The status of all three bouts is currently undetermined, though the trio of fighters who missed weight will likely be fined a percentage of their purses if the bouts move forward. Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro may also be changed to a catchweight because of the severity of the miss, though it's also possible the fight gets canceled altogether.
Middleweight headliners Marvin Vettori (186) and Roman Dolidze (186) both tipped in at the legal limit for their non-title rematch, rendering Saturday's main event official.
Uncrowned will update this story once the resolution of the three weight misses is made official.
Compete UFC Vegas 104 weigh-in results:
Main card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Roman Dolidze (186)
Chidi Njokuani (172.25)* vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5)
Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136)
Diyar Nurgozhay (210.5)* vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)
Seung Woo Choi (146) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5)
Preliminary card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5) vs. Ryan Spann (249)
SuYoung You (136) vs. A.J. Cunningham (136)
Carlos Vera (136) vs. Josias Musasa (136.5)*
Stephanie Luciano (116) vs. Sam Hughes (116)
Daniel Barez (126) vs. Andre Lima (126)
Josiane Nunes (136) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (135)
Yuneisy Duben (125.5) vs. Carli Judice (125)
*Fighters missed weight
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