UFC middleweight champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva and no.1 title contender Chael Sonnen made weight for their UFC 117 main event, but co-main event fighter Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves was a half pound over. Although the fight will still go on between the ‘Pitbull’ and Fitch, Alves was fined 20 percent of his purse.
Main Fight Card Weigh In Results:
- Champ Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
- Thiago Alves (171.5)* vs. Jon Fitch (170.5)
- Ricardo Almeida (170.5) vs. Matt Hughes (170.5)
- Junior Dos Santos (240) vs. Roy Nelson (263)
- Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Preliminary Fight Card Weigh In Results:
- Dustin Hazelett (169.5) vs. Rick Story (169.5)
- Phil Davis (205.5) vs. Rodney Wallace (206)
- Charlie Brenneman (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
- Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Todd Brown (206)
- Christian Morecraft (263) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
- Dennis Hallman (171) vs. Ben Saunders (171)
