Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Hardy misses, then makes weight at UFC on Versus 5 weigh-ins

MILWAUKEE -- Dan Hardy, one of the main eventers for Sunday night's UFC on Versus 5 card, missed weight by a half-pound on his first try during weigh-ins outside the Harley Davidson Museum. He made weight an hour later.

The rest of the fighters made weight:

MAIN CARD (Versus)
?�� �Dan Hardy (171.5)* vs. Chris Lytle (170.5)
?�� �Ben Henderson (156) vs. Jim Miller (155.5)
?�� �Donald Cerrone (156) vs. Charles Oliveira (155)
?�� �Duane Ludwig (170.5) vs. Amir Sadollah (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
?�� �C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Jared Hamman (185)
?�� �Joseph Benavidez (135.5) vs. Eddie Wineland (136)
?�� �Ed Herman (186) vs. Kyle Noke (185)
?�� �Ronny Markes (205) vs. Karlos Vemola (205.5)
?�� �Alex Caceres (146) vs. Jim Hettes (145.5)
?�� �Cole Miller (155) vs. T.J. O'Brien (155.5)
?�� �Danny Castillo (156) vs. Jacob Volkmann (156)
?�� �Edwin Figueroa (136) vs. Jason Reinhardt (135)
* - Missed weight on first attempt

Other notes from the weigh-in:

-- T.J. O'Brien and Cole Miller got in each other's face and jawed, continuing even as Miller walked off the stage. UFC president Dana White told the two to save it for tomorrow night.

-- Charles Oliveira and Donald Cerrone also appeared to engage in smack talk while facing off, which is interesting considering that Oliveira speaks Portugese and Cerrone speaks English.

-- Jacob Volkmann started his campaign today, wearing a "Volkmann for President" shirt. I wonder what the Secret Service will have to say about that.

-- Several fighters tried to earn the award for best weigh-in wear. Eddie Wineland wore underwear that resembled denim shorts for a Tobias Bluth Funke look, while Amir Sadollah wore brightly colored shorts that caused UFC commentator to quip, "I hope no one is on acid out there." [Ed. note -- an earlier version messed up the joke on one of my favorite shows of all time. All apologies.]

Thanks to MMA Junkie for results, and Combat Lifestyle for pictures.

Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Ao Hailin  Shinya Aoki 

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