UFC 262 weigh-in results: Michael Chandler, Charles Oliveira on point for vacant lightweight championship main event

Friday, May 14, 2021 - 19:15

UFC 262 Weigh-in
Michael Chandler | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC

The UFC is on track to have a new lightweight champion.

Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler successfully made weight for Saturday’s vacant lightweight title bout, which headlines UFC 262 at Toyota Center in Houston. Both hit the championship mark at 155 pounds on Friday morning.

The co-main event saw a slight scare as Beneil Dariush needed two attempts to make the lightweight limit. On his first attempt, Dariush weighed in at 156.5 pounds, half a pound over the limit, but he was granted an extra hour to make a second attempt. On his second try, Dariush weighed in at 156 pounds, with the assistance of a box to cover him as he stripped his shorts off. His opponent Tony Ferguson also made weight at 156 pounds.

Twenty-three of the twenty-four fighters scheduled to compete Saturday successfully made weight, with Rogerio Bontorin still pending after missing on his first attempt.

Bontorin weighed in at 137 pounds on his first attempt, one pound over the bantamweight limit. He normally competes at flyweight, but is stepping in on less than a month’s notice as a replacement for Alex Perez. His opponent Matt Schnell, who also normally competes at flyweight, weighed in at 136 pounds.

Should Bontorin fail to make weight on or decline a second attempt, it is not yet known if his bout with Schnell will proceed at a catchweight and if so what percentage of his purse he will forfeit to Schnell.

See the full UFC 262 weigh-in results below:

Main Card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Charles Oliveira (155) vs. Michael Chandler (155)

Tony Ferguson (156) vs. Beneil Dariush (156)

Katlyn Chookagian (126) vs. Viviane Araujo (126)

Shane Burgos (146) vs. Edson Barboza (146)

Matt Schnell (136) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (137)*

Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Ronaldo Souza (186) vs. Andre Muniz (186)

Lando Vannata (146) vs. Mike Grundy (146)

Andrea Lee (126) vs. Antonina Shevchenko (125)

Jordan Wright (185) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)

Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Gina Mazany (126) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (126)

Kevin Aguilar (145) vs. Tucker Lutz (146)

Christos Giagos (156) vs. Sean Soriano (156)

*missed weight on first attempt, final weigh-in result pending

Source: 
https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/5/14/22436048/ufc-262-weigh-in-results-michael-chandler-charles-oliveira-lightweight-championship-main-event