While middleweight headliners Robert Whittaker (185.5) and Kelvin Gastelum (185) made the mark as usual for Saturday’s show at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, preliminary fighter Zarah Fairn badly missed weight for a 139-pound catchweight bout opposite Josiane Nunes. Fairn weighed in at 147 pounds, eight pounds over the limit, while Nunes came in at 136 pounds.
Originally scheduled as a bantamweight bout, the UFC announced earlier that Fairn-Nunes would be changed to a catchweight. Following Zairn’s miss, the bout was officially cancelled due to “weight management issues” with Zairn.
Fairn has previously competed twice at 145 pounds in the UFC, losing to Felicia Spencer and Megan Anderson.
UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens came in at 156 pounds for his first lightweight appearance since December 2012. He meets Drakkar Klose (156) in Saturday’s co-main event.
One other fighter missed weight on her initial attempt, flyweight Tracy Cortez. She came in at 126.5 pounds, half a pound over the limit. It is not yet known if Cortez will attempt to weigh in again. Should she decline or miss on her second attempt, the bout may proceed at a catchweight with Cortez potentially forfeiting part of her purse to opponent Justine Kish (125.5).
See highlights from Friday’s morning weigh-ins and the full UFC Vegas 24 weigh-in results below:
Main event secured ??@KelvinGastelum hits the scales at 185 for #UFCVegas24! pic.twitter.com/iKyWsmYUns
— UFC (@ufc) April 16, 2021
— UFC (@ufc) April 16, 2021
The Reaper returns!
@RobWhittakerMMA checks in for #UFCVegas24. pic.twitter.com/iVWvCvRk0W
— UFC (@ufc) April 16, 2021
Main Card (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET)@RobWhittakerMMA checks in for #UFCVegas24. pic.twitter.com/iVWvCvRk0W
— UFC (@ufc) April 16, 2021
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (185)
Jeremy Stephens (156) vs. Drakkar Klose (156)
Andrei Arlovski (250.5) vs. Chase Sherman (251)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) vs. Jacob Malkoun (185.5)
Luis Pena (155) vs. Alex Munoz (155.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Tracy Cortez (126.5)* vs. Justine Kish (125.5)
Alexander Romanov (264) vs. Juan Espino (257)
Jessica Penne (116) vs. Lupita Godinez (116)
Bartosz Fabinski (184.5) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185.5)
Austin Hubbard (156) vs. Dakota Bush (155.5)
Zarah Fairn (147)** vs. Josiane Nunes (136) — 139-pound catchweight
Tony Gravely (135.5) vs. Anthony Birchak (135.5)
*missed weight
**Fairn came in eight pounds over the limit for a 139-pound catchweight bout against Josiane Nunes. The bout has been cancelled due to “weight management issues” with Zairn
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