 UFC Vegas 104: 3 warring parties omit weight, together with 1 egregious omit via debuting prospect

Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze rematch Saturday in the principle match of UFC Vegas 104. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)3 warring parties neglected weight at Friday’s authentic UFC Vegas 104 weigh-ins, together with a debuting fighter who neglected weight via just about 5 kilos — an egregious omit. The size shenanigans imply a whopping 23% of Saturday’s 13-fight card on the UFC APEX in Las Vegas could also be contested with weight-related caveats.The morning’s worst perpetrator used to be Diyar Nurgozhay, an undefeated gentle heavyweight prospect making his promotional debut in opposition to Brendson Ribeiro on UFC Vegas 104 primary card. Nurgozhay, a up to date signee from UFC’s Contender Sequence, introduced his Octagon arrival via tipping the scales at 210.5 kilos for his 205-pound bout, 4.5 kilos over the department’s criminal restrict for a non-title affair. Ribeiro weighed 205.5 kilos.Co-headliner Chidi Njokuani (172.25) and initial card prospect Josias Musasa (136.5) additionally neglected weight via 1.25 kilos and .5 kilos, respectively, for his or her bouts in opposition to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Josias Musasa.The standing of all 3 bouts is lately undetermined, even though the trio of warring parties who neglected weight might be fined a proportion in their handbags if the bouts transfer ahead. Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro will also be modified to a catchweight as a result of the severity of the omit, even though it is also imaginable that the combat will get cancelled altogether.Middleweight headliners Marvin Vettori (186) and Roman Dolidze (186) each tipped in on the criminal restrict for his or her non-title rematch, rendering Saturday’s primary match authentic.Compete UFC Vegas 104 weigh-in effects will also be observed underneath.Uncrowned will replace this tale as soon as the solution of the 3 weight misses is made authentic.Primary Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Roman Dolidze (186)Chidi Njokuani (172.25)* vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)Alexander Hernandez (156) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5)Da’Mon Blackshear (136) vs. Cody Gibson (136)Diyar Nurgozhay (210.5)* vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205.5)Seung Woo Choi (146) vs. Kevin Vallejos (145.5)Initial Card (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)Waldo Cortes-Acosta (261.5) vs. Ryan Spann (249)SuYoung You (136) vs. A.J. Cunningham (136)Carlos Vera (136) vs. Josias Musasa (136.5)*Stephanie Luciano (116) vs. Sam Hughes (116)Daniel Barez (126) vs. Andre Lima (126)Josiane Nunes (136) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (135)Yuneisy Duben (125.5) vs. Carli Judice (125)*Warring parties neglected weight