A.J. McKee, Patricio Freire on point
SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMA Junkie was on scene and documented live from Thursday’s official Bellator 277 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took spot at the Bellator host lodge in San Jose, Calif. The nearby SAP Middle hosts Friday’s event, which has a key card on Showtime adhering to prelims on MMA Junkie.
Between people who weighed in were being featherweight winner A.J. McKee (18- MMA, 18- BMMA) and previous champ Patricio Freire (32-5 MMA, 20-5 BMMA), who fulfill in a rematch of their July 2021 bout.
McKee was the initially of all fighters to weigh in, and came in under the championship restrict with a loud roar. Freire weighed in, in the center of the Bellator 277 pack, but also arrived in lighter than essential.
Light heavyweight champ Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 7- BMMA) and Corey Anderson (16-5 MMA, 3- BMMA), who battle for the title in the 205-pound grand prix last, also strike their marks with seemingly-relative ease. Nemkov arrived in light-weight, soon right before Anderson hit 205 lbs on the nose.
All 28 fighters scheduled to contend Friday designed excess weight in underneath 45 minutes.
The full Bellator 277 weigh-in effects include things like:
Most important CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ A.J. McKee (144.4) vs. Patricio Freire (144.6) – for featherweight title
- Champ Vadim Nemkov (204.4) vs. Corey Anderson (205) – for light-weight heavyweight title light heavyweight match closing
- Adli Edwards (149.6) vs. Aaron Pico (149.4)
- Tim Johnson (260) vs. Linton Vassell (239.6)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)
- Gaston Bolanos (144.4) vs. Daniel Carey (144.8)
- Rakim Cleveland (238.6) vs. Tyrell Fortune (258)
- Rafael Carvalho (206) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.4)
- Kyle Crutchmer (170.5) vs. Michael Lombardo (170.3)
- Calob Ramirez (135.7) vs. Bobby Seronio III (135.8)
- Rhalan Gracie (170) vs. Tyson Miller (170.4)
- Edwin De Los Santos (124.8) vs. Alberto Mendez (124.5)
- Socrates Hernandez (145.5) vs. Rogelio Luna (145)
- Laird Anderson (145) vs. JT Donaldson (144.6)
- Alan Benson (203.4) vs. Theo Haig (201.5)
