Rousey, Davis both make weight for UFC 178, no fireworks as fighters square off
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – UFC bantamweight champion (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey and Canadian challenger Alexis Davis both made weight Friday for their UFC 178 co-main event showdown Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The two women weighed in at 135 pounds before posing for the cameras with no-nonsense expressions. But they shook hands amicably after the square-off.
Middleweight champion Chris Weidman weighed in at the middleweight limit of 185 pounds, half a pound more than challenger Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida. The two meet in the main event.
Friday’s weigh-in produced no fireworks.
Middleweight Bubba Bush marked the July 4 U.S. holiday by wearing red, while and blue shorts while bantamweight Russell Doane wore a U.S. wrestling singlet.
Brazilian welterweight Ildemar Alcantara paid tribute to his country’s World Cup win earlier in the day by wearing a Brazil shirt.
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