Jared Cannonier and Gregory Rodrigues are heading for a key middleweight matchup.
The UFC Apex and its official weigh-in at the UFC Vegas 102 main event on Saturday went off intermittently without acquiring 185.5 pounds, 186-year-old Rodriguez on Friday morning (both used a 1 pound allowance) . For battles other than titles).
Cannonier is currently ranked 10th in MMA Fighting Global Rankings, but it appears that Rodrigues will have the number next to his name if he can push Cannonier to a third straight loss.
In the co-main event, veteran featherweight contender Calvin Qatar will face Youssef Zalal.
Official weigh-in saw the announcement of a one-time fight cancellation, and it came at a strange time. Lightweight Jared Gordon stepped into the scale at 156 pounds for a match against Mashurabyon Luzhiboyev, but it was announced that the fight had been turned off after a while. A UFC official told MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck that the cancellation was due to an illness on Luzhivoyev’s part.
Luzhivoyev had notified within a week of Kaue Fernandez, who had withdrawn due to visa issues.
See the official UFC Vegas 102 weighing results.
Main Card (ESPN + 7pm ET)
Jared Cannonier (185.5) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (186)
Calvin Kattar (146) vs. Youssef Zalal (146)
Edmen Shabajan (185.5) vs. Dylan Bucca (186)
Ismael Bonfim (156) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (156)
Rodolfo Vieira (185.5) vs. Andre Petroski (186)
Conor Matthews (146) vs. Jose Delgado (146)
Spare Card (ESPN + 4pm ET)
Angela Hill (115.5) vs. Ketren Sosa (115.5)
Jared Gordon (156) vs. Mashrabjon Ruziboev – Cancel
Raphael Estebum (126) vs. Jesus Aguilar (125.5)
Gabriel Bonfim (170.5) vs. Chaos Williams (169.5)
Vince Morales (136) vs Elijah Smith (135.5)
Valter Walker (245) vs. Dotale Mayes (266)
Julia Avila (135.5) vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti (134.5)
