On Saturday, February 22, 2020, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will host its 510th event on ESPN+ from the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. In the main event, Paul Felder takes on Dan Hooker in a lightweight showdown. The main card also features Jimmy Crute versus Micha? Oleksiejczuk in a 155 lb bout.
UFC recently held its early and official weigh-ins on Friday at the UFC host hotel for UFC Fight Night 168. The weigh-ins are done the day before the event. In order to fight, fighters have to meet the weight for their weight class, with a one-pound margin of error. If the fighter does not make weight, they could get penalized, lose some of their purse money or their fight being canceled altogether.
Cutting weight largely involves getting water out of your system by sweating. This is why fighters typically look more “ripped” during the weigh-in. Once the fighter makes weight, they are not weighed again before the fight. Fighters have until the fight on Saturday night to re-hydrate and put back the weight they cut, which can be up to 20-30 lbs in extreme cases.
The fighters hit the scales on Friday. You can watch the ceremonial weigh-ins below.
Weigh-in Video: Felder vs. Hooker
Here are the official UFC Fight Night 168 weigh-ins results:
UFC Fight Night 168 Weigh-in Results
Paul Felder (155.5) vs. Dan Hooker (156)
Jimmy Crute (206) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (206)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5) vs. Yan Xiaonan (116)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (257) vs. Ben Sosoli (264)
Magomed Mustafaev (156) vs. Brad Riddell (156)
Kevin Aguilar (145) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (145)
Josh Culibao (155.5) vs. Jalin Turner (155.5)
Jake Matthews (170.5) vs. Emil Meek (171)
Song Kenan (171) vs. Callan Potter (170.5)
Kai Kara-France (125.5) vs. Tyson Nam (125)
Angela Hill (115) vs. Loma Lookboonmee (115)
Maki Pitolo () vs. Takashi Sato (170)*
Priscila Cachoeira (156) vs. Shana Dobson (125.5)
* Pitolo vs. Sato was scratched from the card during the weigh-in window.
UFC Fight Night 168’s main card will air live on ESPN+ starting at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT. The prelims will stream on ESPN+ starting at 4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT. Here is how you can live stream UFC Fight Night 168. You can also view who won at UFC Fight Night 168.
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