UFC Fight Night 98 Weigh-In Results: Oliveira Misses By Nine Pounds
Serving us the first dose of UFC action in 20 days is UFC Fight Night 98 this Saturday November 5. Taking place in Mexico, the card also serves as The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 finale. Filling the top spot on the card is a pivotal lightweight battle between the former champion and a potential future king.
Returning for his first fight since being blasted by Eddie Alvarez, Rafael dos Anjos meets streaking Tony Ferguson in the main event. The crowds in Mexico City will see ‘El Cucuy‘ try and win his ninth straight fight against the dangerous Brazilian grappler/striker.
Martin Bravo and Claudio Puelles will clash for the title of this season’s lightweight winner, with a contract in the UFC up for grabs. Another tilt at 155 features fan favorite Diego Sanchez, as ‘The Nightmare’ welcomes Bellator crossover Marcin Held to the Octagon.
Ricardo Lamas takes on Charles Oliveira in a likely lively affair in the featherweight division, and Erick Perez meets Felipe Arantes in the feature prelim bout. Look out for Sam Alvey on Fight Pass taking on Alex Nicholson at 185 pounds.
The live stream for the UFC Fight Night 98 weigh-in will start at 6 PM ET, with the results from the early weigh ins added throughout the day. Join us here at LowKickMMA for the dos Anjos vs. Ferguson coverage from Mexico City this weekend.
Event: UFC Fight Night 98: “Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson”
Date: Sat., Nov. 5, 2016
Location: Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico
Broadcast: FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Tony Ferguson (154)
Marcin Held (156) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
Ricardo Lamas (146) vs. Charles Oliveira (155)*
Martin Bravo (155) vs. Claudio Puelles (156) – “TUF 3: Latin America” lightweight tournament final
Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Rashid Magomedov (156)
Heather Jo Clark (116) vs. Alexa Grasso (116)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
Felipe Arantes (138)** vs. Erik Perez (136)
Marco Beltran (139) vs. Joe Soto (140)
Max Griffin (171) vs. Erick Montano (170)
Henry Briones (136) vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade (133)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Sam Alvey (186) vs. Alex Nicholson (186)
Marco Polo Reyes (155) vs. Jason Novelli (156)
Chris Avila (146) vs. Enrique Barzola (146)
*Oliveira nine pounds over, the bout remains scheduled.
**Arantes missed weight by two pounds, the bout remains scheduled
