UFC 97 Weigh-In Results

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:40 PM EDT in MMA News

UFC 97 weigh-ins will be streaming live from Montreal on UFC.com starting at 6 PM ET.

UFC Middleweight Championship Bout
Thales Leites (185 lbs.) vs. Anderson Silva (182 lbs.)

Televised Card
LHW: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (206 lbs.) vs. Chuck Liddell (206 lbs.)
HW: Antoni Hardonk (249 lbs.) vs. Cheick Kongo (232 lbs.)
LHW: Luiz "Banha" Cane (206 lbs.) vs. Steve Cantwell (205 lbs.)
LHW: Brian Stann (206 lbs.) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (204 lbs.)

Preliminary Card
LHW: Eliot Marshall (205 lbs.) vs. Vinicius Magalhaes (204 lbs.)
MW: Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam (185 lbs.) vs. Denis Kang (185 lbs.)
MW: Jason MacDonald (186 lbs.) vs. Nate Quarry (186 lbs.)
MW: Ed Herman (186 lbs.) vs. David Loiseau (185 lbs.)
LW: David Bielkheden (157 lbs.) vs. Mark Bocek (154 lbs.)
WW: T.J. Grant (169 lbs.) vs. Ryo Chonan (171 lbs.)
LW: Matt Wiman (155 lbs.) vs. Sam Stout (155 lbs.)

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Augh! Preemptive blogging? No-content templates?

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by jemaleddin on Apr 17, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Just a placeholder to remind folks who want to watch the weigh-ins of when and where they can see them, and let people who can’t know that we’ll be posting the results live.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

But once you’ve updated it won’t show up in my feeds again! I’ll never get back to see the weights! The world will end! All those pics of the weigh-ins that end up in the comments – it’s like they’ll never have happened!

[gnashing teeth][pulling hair][rending clothes]

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by jemaleddin on Apr 17, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s 8 PM ET.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions

No sound on the weigh-in feed?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

Me neither.

by jebushchrist on Apr 17, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Try here:

http://assets.espn.go.com/livenow/ufc94/eng.swf

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks

by jebushchrist on Apr 17, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

no sound bitches

by Marcus213 on Apr 17, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

DirecTV channel 101 shows it with sound:-)

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Already a fighter misses weight

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

Herman looked good.

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

Got sound on the yahoo feed – http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/ufcppv/97;ylt=Ao9wBPUop0kPCyNnnp9lRk9Eo14?vid=12895922

Beiklheden came in at 157 and they acted like it was okay?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

LOL at Rogan

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions

McDonald is ripped!!!

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

This is the first time in forever

that I’ve remembered the weigh ins are on directv

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, Kang is gonna whip that ass!

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

Kang looks in great shape

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

Go Vinny!

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

God...

I forgot how fast these weigh-ins move

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

Not like Affliction’s 90 minute special.

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

haha, with weights measured on an electronic bathroom scale

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I prefer real scales...

with the sliding weights.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn, is Soszynski usually that shredded?

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

He looked a little better...

than he did when he lost to Reese Andy

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah...

I just can’t ever pass up an opportunity to remind everyone that Sos WAS MEDIOCRE IN THE IFL!

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Has he ever been anything BUT mediocre?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

noooope

which is why I’ll never understand all the love

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Lets call it TUFalidation

by smoogy on Apr 17, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

That's actually kind of funny.

by Cannon Jacques on Apr 17, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s cause he’s a quite intense scary looking Pol.

by natyong on Apr 18, 2009 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions

To be fair

Didn’t he fight at HW in IFL?

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

for most of his fights...

but he was fighting a lot of other guys who should have been LHW (Andy being one)

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Both HW and LHW, I think.

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions

That dude is scary.

by Wookalarman on Apr 17, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Cantwell looks great...

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

Were the socks and shoes really necessary Steve?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

extra camera time!

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

The Bell Centre is PACKED!

Keep firing Assholes!

by Ubernoober on Apr 17, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions

Bruce Buffer dressed up like Don Cherry to please the Canadian fans

by smoogy on Apr 17, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions

lol

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Either that or he is taking a break from parking cars at the country club

by smoogy on Apr 17, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems like that wasn’t the first time that guy’s told some guy to “take off your pants”.

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions

He didn’t gas walking up the stairs! HE’S GONNA WIN!

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

I know it's immature..

But I swear I laugh every time Dana looks at the scales cause it looks like he’s trying to check them out

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

WHY THE HELL IS KONGO LIKE 10 POUNDS LIGHTER?

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions

I was wondering like that too, doesn't he usually come in around 250?

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

240-245, Which is about ideal for him IMO.

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

If 230 is a new trend I give him no chance against the top wrestlers.

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

It could be...

that he wants to be a bit lighter on his feet against a guy who is not going to shoot on him at any point.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Losing leg muscle probably won't help him against leg kicks

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

How do you know he lost leg muscle?

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by Mike Fagan on Apr 17, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

What if he is working on a cut down to 205?

by Dropkick434 on Apr 18, 2009 7:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Probably why he wanted to keep his pants on.

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Chuck looks old.

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:27 PM EDT reply actions

screw it...

I’m betting my entire mmaplayground bankroll on this show.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

A+ look from Anderson at the end there.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Beat me to it

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

It makes me lol every time.

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

O rly?

Keep firing Assholes!

by Ubernoober on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Some one with skillz .gif it pleez.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Shogun looked good, or better I should say

by missmanners on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

"Not chubby"

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Apr 17, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Silva gets a decent pop from the crowd

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions

182!?!

Keep firing Assholes!

by Ubernoober on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

182?

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions

wow, Silva light

by missmanners on Apr 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions

How Anderson makes weight is beyond me. He cuts over 30 pounds…that’s nuts.

182!~!!!

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

He must have overcut, because the second he went off stage he started chugging Gatorade

by Zack Gobie on Apr 17, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

Anderson

nearly backed Leites off the stage. Good thing Thales looked back.

by Scott Haber on Apr 17, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

Who almost got pushed off the stage once? Was that Sanchez/Kos?

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Sanchez pushed Kos, yes.

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by Mike Fagan on Apr 17, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope he didn’t overtrain

by missmanners on Apr 17, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

182 is a slap in the face...

to Leites. That is all.

by Colorado Fan on Apr 18, 2009 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Silva lost to Okami in ROTR in the 175lbs torney, he might could make WW.

by szucconi on Apr 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

That was long, long ago. He could never make WW now.

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by Tim Burke on Apr 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats true, but imagine if he could. He would tear shit up

by szucconi on Apr 17, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

it looked like silva was crying on his way out or something lol

and holy shit 3 pounds under weight

by JoLy on Apr 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions

I seriously wonder...

if they had a bad scale during the cut. Like while checking if they had a scale that was weighing heavy it could lead to an over cut. I’ve seen it before in wrestling.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 17, 2009 6:32 PM EDT reply actions