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DENVER – MMAjunkie was on hand and broadcast live the official weigh-in of the official UFC Fight Night 139 fighter, where the headliners gained weight – but two women missed their marks.
Raquel Pennington lost weight in her fight against the heavyweight against Germaine de Randamie. Pennington weighed 138 pounds and, despite an extra hour to cut, chose not to try to lose weight. De Randamie was 136 years old.
And Maycee Barber weighed 116.5 pounds for the fight of her straw weight against Hannah Cifers, who was 115.5. Barber will use the extra hour to try to drop the extra half pound.
Featherweight major events, Chan Sung Jung and Yair Rodriguez, scored their points to become official for the headliners. Jung was 146 years old; Rodriguez was 145.5.
The first weighings were held at the UFC host hotel in Denver. There is no formal weigh-in for fans before the event, which will take place Saturday at Pepsi Center in Denver. The map is broadcast on FS1 after the preliminary preliminaries of the UFC fight pass.
The complete weighing results of the UFC Fight Night 139 include:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10:00 ET)
- Chan Sung Jung (146) against Yair Rodriguez (145.5)
- Donald Cerrone (170) against Mike Perry (170.5)
- Germaine de Randamie (136) against Raquel Pennington (138) *
- Beneil Dariush (155.5) against Thiago Moises (156)
- Maycee Barber (116.5) ** against Hannah Cifers (115.5)
- Luis Pena (155) against Mike Trizano (155)
PRELIMINARY MAP (FS1, 8 pm ET)
- Amanda Cooper (116) vs. Ashley Yoder (115.5)
- Bobby Moffett (146) against Chas Skelly (146)
- John Gunther (155.5) against Davi Ramos (156)
- Julian Erosa (155) vs. Devonte Smith (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Combat Card, 7 pm ET)
- Joseph Morales (125.5) against Eric Shelton (126)
- Mark De La Rosa (136) against Joby Sanchez (135.5)
* Pennington ran out of weight and will not try to reduce more. Randamie will receive a portion of the Pennington Stock Exchange.
** Barber ran out of weight on his first attempt, but he has an hour left to reach the straw weight limit.
For more information on UFC Fight Night 139, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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