Fitch intervenes as a substitute for the main event

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NEW YORK – MMA Junkie was on site and broadcasted the official weigh-in of Thursday's Bellator 222 fighters.

The first weighings took place at the Bellator host hotel in New York and precede the ceremonial weighings (which are closed to the public), which take place at 1 pm. AND. On Friday, Madison Square Garden hosts the event, which broadcasts DAZN after MMA Junkie's preliminary matches.

The 12 main fighters, including welterweight champion, Rory MacDonald (20-5-1 MMA, 2-1-1 BMMA) and Neiman Gracie (9-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA), who clashed for the title The event, which also serves as a semi-final bout in Bellator's 170-pound grand prix tournament, weighed heavily on their respective clashes. This includes Jon Fitch, who was present as a potential replacement.

Of the 36 fighters expected to compete in the overall standings, only one lacked weight.

The complete weighing results of Bellator 222 include:

MAIN CARD (DAZN, 22h ET)

  • Field Rory MacDonald (169.4) against Neiman Gracie (169.8) – for the welterweight title; semi-final grand prix
  • Lyoto Machida (204.4) against Chael Sonnen (205.6)
  • Dillon Danis (175) against Max Humphrey (174)
  • Ricky Bandejas (136) against Patrick Mix (135.6)
  • Juan Archuleta (145.8) against Eduardo Dantas (145.6)
  • Champ Darrion Caldwell (134.6) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (134.4) – for the bantamweight title

PRELIMINARY MAP (MMA Junkie, 6:30 pm ET)

  • Adam Borics (145.4) against Aaron Pico (145.4)
  • Heather Hardy (127.8) against Taylor Turner (127.8)
  • Larkyn Dasch (125.8) against Valerie Loureda (125)
  • Robson Gracie Jr. (168.6) vs. Oscar Vera (168.8)
  • Mike Kimbel (136.6) * against Sebastian Ruiz (135.6)
  • Haïm Gozali (178) against Gustavo Wurlitzer (176)
  • Rena Kubota (111.2) against Lindsey VanZandt (111.4)
  • Phil Hawes (186) vs. Michael Wilcox (185.4)
  • Marcus Surin (185.6) against Nekruz Mirkhojaev (154)
  • Brandon Medina (124.8) vs. Brandon Polcare (126)
  • Whitney Francois (163.8) against Kastriot Xhema (164.6)
  • John Beneduce (146) vs. Kenny Rivera (155.8)

* Kimbel missed the 0.6 pound weight limit of 136 pounds.
To learn more about Bellator 222, see the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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