UFC weigh-in news;
by Dave Meltzer
Weigh-ins:
Shane Carwin (252) vs. Christian Wellisch (230)
Kim Dong Hyun (171) vs. Jason Tan (170)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170) vs. Jon Koppenhaver (170)
Terry Etim (155) vs. Rich Clementi (155)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (206)
Ivan Salaverry (185) vs. Palhares (185)
Main card
Wilson Gouveia (205) vs. Goran Reljic (205)
Thiago Silva (205) vs. Antonio Mendes (203)
Tito Ortiz (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (203)
Wanderlei Silva (205) vs. Keith Jardine (205)
B.J. Penn (155) vs. Sean Sherk (155) for lightweight title
Notes: Ortiz got the biggest reaction, more cheers than boos. He was wearing a "Dana is my bitch" T-shirt that got a big reaction. No Dana White at yesterday's press conference, today's Ultimate Fighter media day or at the weigh-ins. Obviously something major is wrong.
The show sold out well in advance and they are doing a closed-circuit telecast at a 5,000-seat ballroom where they held the weigh-ins, which drew 4,500, one of the bigger weigh-in crowds.
Machida was booed, but not heavily. Sherk was booed unmercifully with loud "steroid" catcalls. If those people only knew. Besides Ortiz, the only superstar reactions were to Wanderlei Silva and Penn.  |