UFC 169 head-liners Renan Barao and Urijah Faber both successfully made weight for their bantamweight title clash. The two came in at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Champion Barao came in at 135 lbs (61.2 kgs), while the challenger Faber weighed in slightly less at 134.5 lbs (61 kgs). The two met back in July 2012 when Barao took home the unanimous points victory. When Faber was interviewed by Joe Rogan up on stage, Faber commented “The difference is I’m going to win this time.”
In response, Barao commented “I hope to knock him out. I’m here to fight one of the best in the world and I’m here to win.”
In the co-main event UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo stepped on the scale and weighed in at 145 lbs (UFC 65.7 kgs), while his opponent Ricardo Lamas came in at 144.5 lbs (65.5 kgs).
All eyes were on serial weight missed John Linekar who again struggled to make the flyweight amount. Linekar tipped the scale at 127 lbs on his first attempt however returned back to squeeze in at 126 lbs (57.1 kgs) on his second attempt.
Main Card (Mainevent PPV)
- Urijah Faber (134.5 lbs/61.0 kgs) vs Renan Barao (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)
- Ricardo Lamas (144.5 lbs/65.5 kgs) vs Jose Aldo (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Alistair Overeem (257 lbs/116.5 kgs) vs Frank Mir (256.5 lbs/116.3 kgs)
- *Ali Bagautinov (126 lbs/57.1 kgs) vs John Lineker (127 lbs/57.6 kgs)
- Abel Trujillo (155.5 lbs/70.5 kgs) vs Jamie Varner (156 lbs/70.7 kgs)
Preliminaries (Fuel TV)
- Alan Patrick (155.5 lbs/70.5 kgs) vs John Makdessi (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
- Danny Martinez (125.5 lbs/56.9 kgs) vs Chris Cariaso (125 lbs/56.6 kgs)
- Tom Watson (185.5 lbs/84.1 kgs) vs Nick Catone (185.5 lbs/84.1 kgs)
- Kevin Lee (155.5 lbs/70.5 kgs) vs Al Iaquinta (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
Preliminaries (UFC Fight Pass):
- Andy Enz (184.5 lbs/83.6 kgs) vs Clint Hester (185.5 lbs/84.1 kgs)
- Rashid Magomedov (155 lbs/70.3 kgs) vs Tony Martin (155.5 lbs/70.5 kgs)
- Gasan Umalatov (170 lbs/77.1 kgs) vs Neil Magny (170.25 lbs/77.2 kgs)
*Linekar successfully made weight on his second attempt weighing in at 126 lbs (57.1 kgs).
