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12-16-2012, 01:18 AM
TUF 16 FINALE WEIGH-IN RESULTS: HEAVYWEIGHT HEADLINERS, TUF FINALISTS ON MARK
BY MMAJUNKIE.COM STAFF ON DEC 14, 2012 AT 5:25 PM ET
LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today's TUF 16 Finale fighter weigh-ins, where all 24 fighters successfully made weight.
The festivities took place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, site of Saturday's card.
The event is headlined by a heavyweight fight between "TUF 10" alums Roy Nelson (17-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Matt Mitrione (5-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Nelson was a coach on Season 16 of "The Ultimate Fighter" opposite Shane Carwin, who was supposed to fight him at Saturday's live finale. But a Carwin injury forced him out and Mitrione stepped in to take his place.
Nelson came in at 252 pounds. Mitrione, a former NFL defensive tackle, was 257.
The card also features the welterweight final for "TUF 16" between Mike Ricci (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Colton Smith (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The winner gets a guaranteed UFC contract and becomes the latest "Ultimate Fighter." Ricci, a Tristar Gym teammate of Georges St-Pierre, was 171; Smith came in at 170.
Also on the main card, heavyweight Pat Barry (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) was 238 for his fight against Shane Del Rosario (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who was 244. Lightweights Melvin Guillard (30-11-2 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Jamie Varner (20-7-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) each weighed in at 156 pounds for their fight. And featherweights Jonathan Brookins (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the "TUF 12" winner, and Dustin Poirier (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) open up the main card. Each came in at 146.
The complete TUF 16 Finale weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FX, 9 p.m. ET)
Matt Mitrione (257) vs. Roy Nelson (252)
Mike Ricci (171) vs. Colton Smith (170) - "TUF 16" tournament final
Patrick Barry (238) vs. Shane del Rosario (244)
Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Jamie Varner (156)
Jonathan Brookins (146) vs. Dustin Poirier (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV, 7 p.m. ET)
James Head (171) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
Johnny Bedford (136) vs. Marcos Vinicius (136)
Rustam Khabilov (155) vs. Vinc Pichel (156)
Nick Catone (171) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 5:35 p.m. ET)
Reuben Duran (136) vs. Hugo Viana (135)
John Cofer (156) vs. Mike Rio (156)
Timothy Elliott (126) vs. Jared Papazian (126)
BY MMAJUNKIE.COM STAFF ON DEC 14, 2012 AT 5:25 PM ET
LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from today's TUF 16 Finale fighter weigh-ins, where all 24 fighters successfully made weight.
The festivities took place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, site of Saturday's card.
The event is headlined by a heavyweight fight between "TUF 10" alums Roy Nelson (17-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Matt Mitrione (5-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Nelson was a coach on Season 16 of "The Ultimate Fighter" opposite Shane Carwin, who was supposed to fight him at Saturday's live finale. But a Carwin injury forced him out and Mitrione stepped in to take his place.
Nelson came in at 252 pounds. Mitrione, a former NFL defensive tackle, was 257.
The card also features the welterweight final for "TUF 16" between Mike Ricci (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Colton Smith (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The winner gets a guaranteed UFC contract and becomes the latest "Ultimate Fighter." Ricci, a Tristar Gym teammate of Georges St-Pierre, was 171; Smith came in at 170.
Also on the main card, heavyweight Pat Barry (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) was 238 for his fight against Shane Del Rosario (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who was 244. Lightweights Melvin Guillard (30-11-2 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Jamie Varner (20-7-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) each weighed in at 156 pounds for their fight. And featherweights Jonathan Brookins (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the "TUF 12" winner, and Dustin Poirier (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) open up the main card. Each came in at 146.
The complete TUF 16 Finale weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FX, 9 p.m. ET)
Matt Mitrione (257) vs. Roy Nelson (252)
Mike Ricci (171) vs. Colton Smith (170) - "TUF 16" tournament final
Patrick Barry (238) vs. Shane del Rosario (244)
Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Jamie Varner (156)
Jonathan Brookins (146) vs. Dustin Poirier (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV, 7 p.m. ET)
James Head (171) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
Johnny Bedford (136) vs. Marcos Vinicius (136)
Rustam Khabilov (155) vs. Vinc Pichel (156)
Nick Catone (171) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 5:35 p.m. ET)
Reuben Duran (136) vs. Hugo Viana (135)
John Cofer (156) vs. Mike Rio (156)
Timothy Elliott (126) vs. Jared Papazian (126)