So, here are the weigh-in results:
The main card kicks off on FS1 at 10 p.m. ET, so make sure you've got your snacks ready by then.So, we finally have the numbers for the main event, and I guess it’s looking like a bit of a heavyweight clash for the lightweight division. Anthony Pettis came in at 155.5, while Dustin Poirier ended up slightly over at 156. It’s pretty much a wash, really—nothing too crazy to report here, just two guys who clearly did what they needed to do to make weight. I suppose we can finally stop stressing about the scales and just focus on the actual fight, which is probably all anyone actually cares about anyway.
So, we’ve got Matt Brown coming in at 171 and Diego Sanchez weighing in at 170. I guess we're looking at a pretty tight margin here, though honestly, it doesn't change much about how this fight might go. It's just one of those matchups where you wonder if anyone actually cares about a single pound when these two start trading leather.
So, we’ve got junior Albina coming in at 265.5 pounds, while Andrei Arlovski is looking a bit lighter at 244. It’s a massive weight gap, honestly, and I guess you have to wonder how that’s going to play out once the bell rings. Maybe it won't be as crazy as it looks on paper, but man, seeing those numbers side-by-side is definitely something.
So, we've got Cezar Ferreira weighing in at 185, while Nata Marquardt comes in just a hair over at 185.5. It’s basically a wash, really—just two guys hitting the scale right where they need to be for the middleweight bout. I guess it doesn't change much about how the fight might go, but hey, at least nobody's making weight by a ridiculous margin this time around.
So, we’ve got Raphael Assuncao facing off against Matthew Lopez at 135.5 pounds, and honestly, I guess I'm just sitting here wondering how this matchup actually plays out once the cage door closes. It feels like one of those fights where you're looking for a spark, but you aren't entirely sure if either guy is going to provide it, though maybe that's just me being overly cynical about the whole thing. Assuncao has his own way of doing things, but then you look at Lopez and you realize this could go either way depending on who dictates the pace, which, let's be real, is always a bit of a gamble in these bouts. I mean, it's probably going to be a technical grind, or perhaps a total mess, I suppose, but I'll be watching regardless.
(138.5)*So, we’ve got Clay Guida versus Joe Lauzon at lightweight, and honestly, I guess you could say this is one of those matchups that feels like a total throwback to a different era of the sport. It’s kind of wild to think about, but seeing guys like Clay Guida and Joe Lauzon lined up against each other again just makes me feel old, I suppose. You have Guida, who basically built his entire career on being an absolute human headache for anyone trying to wrestle him, and then you have Lauzon, who is just... well, he's Lauzon. He’s always been that guy who can find a way to make things incredibly dangerous even when he seems to be struggling. I mean, maybe it's a stylistic clash that actually works, or maybe it's just a bit of a nostalgia trip for the fans, but I can't help but wonder if either of them still has that specific gear required to pull off a win at this stage. It’s probably going to be a gritty, exhausting affair, and I suspect we might see a lot of grappling attempts from Guida while Lauzon tries to find that one opening to land something meaningful. It’s hard to call, really—it could go either way depending on how much gas they both have left in the tank.
The preliminary card kicks off on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET, so you might want to get your snacks ready by then.So, looking at the scales for this one, we've got John Dodson coming in at 135.5 while Marlon Moraes is sitting at 136. It’s a pretty tight margin, I guess, though maybe not enough to make a massive difference in how they actually perform once the cage door closes. Still, it's interesting to see them both hovering right around that mark.
So, we finally have the weight numbers for the Viviane Pereira vs. Tatiana Suarez matchup, and honestly, it’s pretty much what you’d expect to see. Viviane came in at 114.5, while Tatiana is sitting right at 115. It’s basically a wash, really. There isn't any massive weight drama here to dissect, which I suppose is a relief in its own way, though maybe a little bit boring if you were looking for some pre-fight chaos. It looks like both fighters hit their marks without making too much of a scene about it, so we can just get on with the actual fighting part, I guess.
So, we've got the weight numbers in for the Sage Northcutt vs. Michel Quinones matchup, and it looks like Sage is coming in at 155.5 while Quinones hit the mark right at 155. Honestly, it’s pretty much a wash, though I guess you could say Sage is carrying an extra half-pound of something, maybe just some extra hype or whatever. It doesn't really change much in my eyes, but hey, at least they both made it.
So, we've got Nina Ansaroff taking on Angela Hill in the strawweight division, which I guess means things are about to get pretty interesting at 115 pounds. It's one of those matchups where you really have to wonder how the styles are going to clash, because honestly, neither of them is giving an inch when it comes to their game plans. I mean, maybe Nina can find a way to control the pace, or perhaps Angela's striking will just keep everything too chaotic for her to settle in, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see how that actually plays out in the cage.
The preliminary card kicks off on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET.So, we’ve got Court McGee coming in at 170, while Sean Strickland is sitting right there at 169.5. It’s pretty much a wash, I guess, though I suppose you could say Strickland has that tiny half-pound advantage if you're really looking for something to obsess over. Honestly, it doesn't seem like anyone is particularly struggling to make weight here, which is a nice change of pace, maybe. It looks like a fairly standard matchup on paper, though I'm always a bit skeptical about how these slight weight differences actually play out once the cage door shuts. Regardless, the scales have spoken, and we're all set to see what happens.
So, we've got Jake Collier weighing in at 205.5 against Marcel Fortuna also hitting that 205.5 mark. It looks like they both made weight perfectly, which, I guess, is one less thing for us to stress about, though I suppose it doesn't tell us much else about how this fight is actually going to play out once they're inside the cage.
So, looking at the numbers for the Roberson versus Stewart matchup, we’ve got Karl Roberson coming in at 184.5 pounds while Darren Stewart is sitting right at 184. It's basically a wash, I guess, though Roberson is technically the one carrying that extra half-pound of weight. Not exactly a massive discrepancy or anything, but maybe it matters more than I'm thinking.
So, looks like Lopez missed weight for the bantamweight limit, which means he's going to be slapped with a fine equal to twenty percent of his purse—all of which, naturally, gets handed straight over to Assuncao.UFC Fight Night 120 weigh-in results : One fighter heavy , but Pettis
