DALLAS — The UFC 211 weigh-ins on Friday morning (US time) didn’t involve too much drama outside of strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk waiting until about 10 minutes left to go in the proceedings before stepping onto the scale.
Jedrzejczyk stepped behind a curtain as she removed her clothes before weighing in but the reigning champion hit the mark exactly at 115 pounds.
Joanna Jedrzeczyk at 115 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/hZdRKbWuNd
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Her opponent, Jessica Andrade, was actually the second fighter to step on the scale just after 9am local time as she came in at 114.5 pounds in her first UFC title fight.
Here’s @jessicammapro weighing in #UFC211pic.twitter.com/kjTuZXlpJv
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
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As for the heavyweight main event, champion Stipe Miocic tipped the scale at 246 pounds while his opponent Junior dos Santos came in one pound lighter at 245 pounds.
Stipe Miocic at 246 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/UcAIGjM1mU
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Junior dos Santos at 245 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/FpqedqhS0p
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Welterweight contenders Demian Maia and Jorge Masvidal both made weight with no problems as they prepare to clash with a potential title shot looming overhead for the winner.
Demian Maia at 170.5 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/WggF4RN3sP
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Jorge Masvidal at 171 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/UR7e0fXPQk
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Former champion Frankie Edgar was actually the first fighter to step on the scale on Friday as he came in at 145.5 pounds while rising star Yair Rodriguez followed after him just a few minutes later at 146 pounds.
Yair Rodriguez at 146 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/MwzcbVSY26
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Eddie Alvarez looked shredded at 156 pounds as he makes his first appearance since losing the lightweight title to Conor McGregor last year.
Eddie Alvarez at 156 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/TrNyhuAzK5
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
Dustin Poirier at 156 #UFC211pic.twitter.com/31lDixfSPN
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2017
His opponent Dustin Poirier also looked to be in incredible shape as he stepped on the scale at 156 pounds as well.
While the early weigh-ins have often resulted in numerous misses since first being instituted last June, UFC 211 didn’t see anyone come in over the limit on Friday.
Stipe Miocic.Source:AP
However, there was one concerning development on the undercard that resulted in a cancelled fight.
Jared Gordon, who was making his promotional debut against Michel Quinones, announced on Friday morning (US time) that he was taken to the hospital after suffering through symptoms similar to food poisoning.
UFC officials confirmed that Gordon was off the card under advice from a physician and his bout with Michel Quinones has been scrapped.
According to Gordon, he was advised under the care of a doctor that he required an IV for fluids before he was ultimately pulled from the card taking place Saturday night (Sunday AEST) in Dallas.
“Unfortunately I will not be fighting tomorrow,” Gordon wrote on his Facebook. “Everything was going smooth last night when I turned sick at about 8-9 pm. I was experiencing food poison symptoms. I was admitted to the hospital, along side UFC’s doctor. I was advised to use an IV, by both ER and UFC’s doctor which would make me ineligible to fight because of USADA’s rules .
“I’m extremely sorry to everyone who were going to attend and or watch. Just another bump in the road.”
USADA officials later clarified that while Gordon may have been pulled from the fight due to medical advice from a physician, it wasn’t due to any UFC anti-doping rule violations.
“Although we are not in any way questioning the advice of the medical professionals who treated Mr. Gordon, as athlete health and wellness must always come first; however, it is inaccurate to say that it was USADA’s rules which made him ineligible to fight,” USADA official Ryan Madden said in a statement sent to FOX Sports. “The administration of an IV during a hospital admission is not prohibited under the UFC Anti-Doping Program.”
Gordon was just bumped up to the FX prelims for UFC 211 following an injury to Henry Cejudo earlier this week that canceled his fight with Sergio Pettis on the main card.
With Gordon vs. Quinones cancelled, UFC 211 moves forward with 12 total bouts on the card.
Here are the full weigh-in results for UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 (weight in pounds).
UFC 211: MIOCIC VS. DOS SANTOS 2
MAIN CARD (Main Event pay-per-view in HD)
MAIN EVENT: Stipe Miocic (246) vs. Junior dos Santos (245)
CO-MAIN EVENT: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (115) vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5)
Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)
Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)
Krzysztof Jotko (185) vs. David Branch (185)
UFC 211 PRELIMS (FOX Sports channel 503 in HD)
Eddie Alvarez (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
Chas Skelly (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)
James Vick (156) vs. Marco Polo Reyes (154)
EARLY PRELIMS (UFC Fight Pass)
Jessica Aguilar (115) vs. Cortney Casey (116)
Chase Sherman (250) vs. Rashad Coulter (241)
Gabriel Benitez (145.5) vs. Enrique Barzola (146)
Joachim Christensen (204.5) vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (204)
*Michel Quinones (145.5) — made weight but his opponent Jared Gordon went to the hospital, which forced the cancellation of their fight.
This article originally appeared on FOX Sports US
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