Renan Barao & Urijah Faber
NEWARK, N.J. – MMAjunkie was on scene and reporting live from today’s UFC 169 fighter weigh-ins, where an all-too-familiar scene played out as John Lineker failed to make weight on his first attempt.
The festivities took place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The same venue then hosts Saturday’s fight card.
Lineker was expected to fight in a possible title-eliminator against fellow flyweight Ali Bagautinov. However, the fighter missed weight on his first attempt, weighing 127 pounds. He had one hour to make the 126-pound limit, and 45 minutes after his initial attempt, he successfully hit the mark on the second try, a New Jersey State Athletic Control Board official told MMAjunkie.
The fight will continue with Lineker receiving no official penalty, aside from his bosses’ scorn.
Also among those weighing in were UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao (135 pounds), who meets former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber (134.5) for the title, and featherweight champ Jose Aldo (145), who puts his belt on the line against Ricardo Lamas (144.5) in the co-main event. All of the co-headliners made weight without issue.
The full UFC 169 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET Tonight Saturday Feb. 1)
Renan Barao (135) vs. Urijah Faber (134.5)
Jose Aldo (145) vs. Ricardo Lamas (144.5)
Frank Mir (256.5) vs. Alistair Overeem (257)
Ali Bagautinov (126) vs. John Lineker (127)*
Abel Trujillo (155.5) vs. Jamie Varner (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
John Makdessi (155) vs. Alan Patrick (155.5)
Chris Cariaso (125) vs. Danny Martinez (125.5)
Nick Catone (185.5) vs. Tom Watson (185.5)
Al Iaquinta (155) vs. Kevin Lee (155.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Andy Enz (184.5) vs. Clint Hester (185.5)
Rashid Magomedov (155) vs. Tony Martin (155.5)
Neil Magny (170.25) vs. Gasan Umalatov (170)
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