Diyar Nurgozhay didn’t come shut to creating weight for his first UFC combat.
The latest Contender Collection signing tipped the scales at 210.5 kilos, 4.5 kilos over the restrict (together with the one-pound allowance for a non-title combat) for his principal card gentle heavyweight bout with Brendson Ribeiro at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday. Ribeiro efficiently made weight at 205.5 kilos.
Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro proceeds at a catchweight with Nurgozhay forfeiting 25 % of his purse as penalty.
UFC Vegas 104 headliners Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze made weight with out situation, with each coming in at 186 kilos for his or her rematch. Vettori defeated Dolidze through unanimous choice of their first assembly at UFC 286 in March 2023.
Watch highlights of the official weigh-ins above.
Two different fighters missed weight for Saturday’s occasion, welterweight Chidi Njokuani and bantamweight Josias Musasa. Njokuani got here in at 172.25 kilos, 1.25 kilos over the restrict, whereas Musasa got here in at 136.5 kilos, 0.5 kilos over the restrict. Nonetheless, Musasa was permitted a second weigh-in try and later efficiently weighed in at 136 kilos.
It isn’t but recognized if Njokuani’s bouts with Elizeu Zaleski will proceed as a catchweight and, if that’s the case, how a lot of Njokuani’s purse will likely be forfeited as penalty.
Essential Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Roman Dolidze (186)
Chidi Njokuani (172.25)* vs. Elizeu Zaleski (171)
Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5)
Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136)
Diyar Nurgozhay (210.5)** vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)
Seung Woo Choi (146) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5) vs. Ryan Spann (249)
SuYoung You (136) vs. A.J. Cunningham (136)
Carlos Vera (136) vs. Josias Musasa (136)
Stephanie Luciano (116) vs. Sam Hughes (116)
Daniel Barez (126) vs. Andre Lima (126)
Josiane Nunes (136) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (135)
Yuneisy Duben (125.5) vs. Carli Judice (125)
*Njokuani missed weight. The standing of his bout with Elizeu Zalesk is pending
**Nurgozhay missed weight. His bout with Brendson Ribeiro proceeds as a catchweight with Nurgozhay forfeiting 25 % of his purse as penalty
