Gilbert Burns took care of business at the scale. Now the real test awaits.
At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 106, Burns successfully made weight at 170 pounds for his bout with Michael Morales. The one-time welterweight title challenger fights the undefeated Morales in Saturday’s main event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Morales weighed in at 170.5 pounds.
For the penultimate bout of the evening, light heavyweights Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato also successfully made weight, with Craig coming in at 205 pounds and Bellato at 205.5.
Twenty-four fighters weighed in Friday morning and all successfully made weight, including Sodiq Yusuff and Mairon Santos, who are both fighting a division up from featherweight to lightweight, and main card openers Julian Erosa and Melquizael Costa, both of whom are making quick turnarounds.
See official UFC Vegas 106 weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Gilbert Burns (170) vs. Michael Morales (170.5)
Paul Craig (205) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (205.5)
Sodiq Yusuff (155.5) vs. Mairon Santos (155.5)
Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (185.5)
Julian Erosa (145) vs. Melquizael Costa (145)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Gabe Green (154.5) vs. Matheus Camilo (155)
Jared Gordon (156) vs. Thiago Moises (155.5)
Yadier del Valle (145.5) vs. Connor Matthews (145)
Luana Santos (136) vs. Tainara Lisboa (135.5)
Elise Reed (115) vs. Denise Gomes (115)
Hyun Sung Park (125.5) vs. Carlos Hernandez (126)
Tecia Pennington (114.5) vs. Luana Pinheiro (115.5)
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