ST. LOUIS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 277 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in San Jose, Calif. The nearby SAP Center hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are featherweight champion A.J. McKee (18-0 MMA, 18-0 BMMA) and former champ Patricio Freire (32-5 MMA, 20-5 BMMA), who meet in a rematch, and light heavyweight champ Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) and Corey Anderson (16-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), who fight for the title in the 205-pound grand prix final.
The full Bellator 277 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ A.J. McKee (144.4) vs. Patricio Freire (144.6) – for featherweight title
- Champ Vadim Nemkov (204.4) vs. Corey Anderson (205) – for light heavyweight title; light heavyweight tournament final
- Adli Edwards (149.6) vs. Aaron Pico (149.4)
- Tim Johnson (260) vs. Linton Vassell (239.6)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)
- Gaston Bolanos (144.4) vs. Daniel Carey (144.8)
- Rakim Cleveland (238.6) vs. Tyrell Fortune (258)
- Rafael Carvalho (206) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.4)
- Kyle Crutchmer (170.5) vs. Michael Lombardo (170.3)
- Calob Ramirez (135.7) vs. Bobby Seronio III (135.8)
- Rhalan Gracie () vs. Tyson Miller (170.4)
- Edwin De Los Santos (124.8) vs. Alberto Mendez (124.5)
- Socrates Hernandez (145.5) vs. Rogelio Luna (145)
- Laird Anderson (145) vs. JT Donaldson (144.6)
- Alan Benson (203.4) vs. Theo Haig (201.5)
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