(Look who’s here to fix the cable…)
UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville, Tenn. is not off to a great start. They held the weigh-ins today, and both Jeremy Stephens and Gleison Tibau missed weight, with Stephens coming in a full two pounds over the allotted 156-pound limit. Tibau was only off by a half a pound, but instead of letting him try to cut it they opted to change it to a catchweight bout at 158 pounds. Because hey, screw it, right?
Ryan Jensen and Steve Steinbeiss didn’t weigh in as part of the regular proceedings at all. UFC.com reports that they both later clocked in at 186, but the fight is “on hold at the moment, pending resolution of an administrative issue.” Man, don’t tell me one of those guys has been going to Aleks Emelianenko’s favorite tattoo parlor. Yes, they do great work there, but for the last time it isn’t worth it!
The rest of the weigh-in results look like this:
Martin Kampmann (170) vs. Carlos Condit (170.5)
Carmelo Marrero (205) vs. Ryan Bader (206)
Junie Browning (156) vs. Cole Miller (156)
Rafael Dos Anjos (156) vs. Tyson Griffin (156)
Matt Horwich (185) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185.5
Jeremy Stephens (158) vs. Gleison Tibau (156.5)
Jesse Sanders (171) vs. Brock Larson (171)
Nissen Osterneck (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (185)
Nick Catone (186) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
Joe Vedepo (185) vs. Rob Kimmons (185)
Aaron Simpson (186) vs. Tim McKenzie (184.5)
haha yeah ok Mikey period