Australian based fighter Mark Hunt, Richard Walsh and New Zealand based Daniel Hooker all successfully made weight for their bouts scheduled on UFC Fight Night 52.
The event takes place on Saturday night at the legendary Saitama Super Arena and will be headlined by Mark Hunt taking on former TUF winner Roy Nelson.
Hunt put to an end the unconfirmed reports that the fight was in jeopardy due to being overweight by successfully making the heavyweight limit. Hunt came in at 264 pounds (119.7 kgs) while Nelson tipped the scales at 260 pounds (117.9 kgs).
“I’m ready to fight, man. I’m ready to swing. That’s what’s happening. Someone’s going out and it ain’t going to be me,” Hunt said after weighing in.
Also on the main card, Sydney based Richard Walsh will look to take his UFC record to 2-0 when he meets Japanese welterweight Kiichi Kunimoto. Both fighters came in at the limit of 171 pounds (77.5 kgs).
After a successful UFC debut in his home country back in June, 24-year-old Daniel Hooker will also be hoping to keep his impressive form going when he takes on Maximo Blanco. Hooker came in at 145 pounds (65.7 kgs), while Blanco came in slightly heavier at 146 pounds (66.2 kgs) for their featherweight clash.
Main Card (Fuel TV at 5pm AEST):
- Mark Hunt (264 lbs/119.7 kgs) vs Roy Nelson (260 lbs/117.9 kgs)
- Myles Jury (156 lbs/70.7 kgs) vs Takanori Gomi (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
- Yoshihiro Akiyama (170 lbs/77.1 kgs) vs Amir Sadollah (170 lbs/77.1 kgs)
- Miesha Tate (135 lbs/61.2 kgs) vs Rin Nakai (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)
- Kiichi Kunimoto (171 lbs/77.5 kgs) vs Richard Walsh (171 lbs/77.5 kgs)
- Kyoji Horiguchi (125 lbs/56.6 kgs) vs Jon Delos Reyes (125 lbs/56.6 kgs)
Preminary Card (UFC Fight Pass at 2:30pm AEST):
- Alex Caceres (135 lbs/61.2 kgs) vs Masanori Kanehara (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)
- Katsunori Kikuno (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs Sam Sicilia (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Hyun Gyu Lim (171 lbs/77.5 kgs) vs Takenori Soto (169 lbs/76.7 kgs)
- Michinori Tanaka (135 lbs/61.2 kgs) vs Kyung Ho Kang (136 lbs/61.6 kgs)
- Kazuki Tokudome (155 lbs/70.3 kgs) vs Johnny Case (156 lbs/70.7 kgs)
- Maximo Blanco (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs Daniel Hooker (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
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