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Gerald Meerschaert failed to make weight for his middleweight bout at UFC Perth, coming in at 190 pounds (four pounds over the limit), which moves the fight to a catchweight and costs him 30 percent of his purse to opponent Jacob Malkoun. The rest of the card weighed in successfully, including main-event participants Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates.
At UFC Vegas 113 weigh-ins, four fighters missed weight: Muin Gafurov and Gianni Vazquez (both at 141 pounds in bantamweight bouts) will fight at catchweight with 25% of their purses forfeited, while Wang Cong and Eduarda Moura also failed to hit weight and will compete at catchweight with no purse penalties. The main-event bantamweights Bautista and Oliveira made weight, keeping their fight on track.
Ismael Bonfim missed weight by 5 pounds at UFC Vegas 111 weigh-ins, leading to his fight with Chris Padilla proceeding at a catchweight with a 25% purse penalty, while the main event between Gabriel Bonfim and Randy Brown is confirmed to proceed.
Saimon Oliveira missed weight by eight pounds at UFC Rio weigh-ins, leading to a catchweight bout with Luan Lacerda and a purse penalty, while other fighters like Charles Oliveira and Deiveson Figueiredo made weight successfully.
Kelvin Gastelum missed weight by 5 pounds at the Noche UFC weigh-in, leading to his bout with Dustin Stoltzfus proceeding as a catchweight with a penalty of forfeiting 35% of his purse. This is Gastelum's fourth UFC weight miss and the first time he's come in heavy for a middleweight fight.
The UFC Shanghai event experienced last-minute changes as the Ortega vs. Sterling fight was moved from featherweight to a catchweight of 153 lbs, sparking fan concerns about Ortega's condition and potential move to lightweight, with the event featuring 13 fights including a highly anticipated five-round co-main event.
The UFC Shanghai fight between Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling was changed to a 153-pound catchweight due to Ortega's weight cut issues, but both fighters made weight at 153 pounds and the fight will proceed as a five-round co-main event.
The UFC Fight Night 257 weigh-ins took place in Shanghai, with the Ortega vs. Sterling bout moved to a catchweight after Ortega was reportedly hospitalized; other fighters also weighed in for the event.
At UFC Vegas 108 weigh-ins, Rafael Estevam and Tresean Gore missed weight significantly, leading to catchweight bouts with penalties, while the main event fighters made weight successfully; other fighters all made weight except for these two.
Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, two of the best young fighters in boxing, will meet in a 12-round bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. Davis is ranked No. 3 by ESPN in the lightweight division. Garcia is the No. 6 junior welterweight after just two fights in the division. Both Davis and Garcia have won four of their past five bouts by stoppage, and both have incredible speed, power and willingness to fight inside, all key ingredients for a very entertaining matchup.
Undefeated knockout merchants Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will face off in a 12-round catchweight fight in Las Vegas. No titles are on the line, but the winner will emerge as the face of boxing in America. Davis faces the real prospect of jail time at his sentencing on 5 May for a hit-and-run crash in November 2020. The undercard fights are in the books, and the main event is expected to begin in a little over an hour.