{"id":171712,"date":"2025-09-27T02:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171712\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T02:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:03:06","slug":"ufc-perth-weigh-ins-main-event-official-one-fight-cancelled-and-another-fighter-misses-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171712\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Perth weigh-ins: Main event official, one fight cancelled, and another fighter misses weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes is official for UFC Perth, but another fight is off the card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This Saturday, UFC Perth goes down in Australia, headlined by a five-round fight between the two surging light heavyweights, and on Friday evening, both men successfully made weight for their bout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Reyes was the first to step on the scale, making use of the one-pound allowance and coming in at 206 pounds. A few minutes later, Ulberg weighed in, coming in at championship weight of 205 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But while the main event is official, not everything was perfect elsewhere, with one fighter missing weight, and another fight falling off the card entirely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Justin Tafa, who was scheduled to face Louie Sutherland in a main card heavyweight bout, was removed from the event during weigh-ins due to illness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/official-card-updates-to-ufc-fight-night-ulberg-vs-reyes-perth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">per the UFC<\/a>. Tafa did not attempt to make weight, though his opponent did, with Sutherland tipping the scales at 259 pounds. This is the second bout to fall of UFC Perth as earlier this week, Oban Elliott withdrew from a planned fight with Jonathan Micallef due to illness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Another main card fight also suffered a setback, with Ramon Tavares coming in one pound over the 146-pound featherweight limit for his featured fight against Jack Jenkins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">See Friday\u2019s official weigh-in results below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Main Card (ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Carlos Ulberg (205) vs. Dominick Reyes (206)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jimmy Crute (205) vs. Ivan Erslan (206)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jack Jenkins (146) vs. Ramon Taveras (147)**<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jake Matthews (170) vs. Neil Magny (170)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Justin Tafa*** vs. Louie Sutherland (259)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Tom Nolan (155) vs. Charlie Campbell (155.5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Navajo Stirling (105.5) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (205)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Cameron Rowston (184.5) vs. Andre Petroski (185.5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jamie Mullarkey (156)vs. Rolando Bedoya (156)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Colby Thicknesse (135.5) vs. Josias Musasa (135.5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Michelle Montague (134.5) vs. Luana Carolina (136)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brando Pericic (261) vs. Elisha Ellison (236.6)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Loma Lookboonmee (115.5) vs. Alexia Thainara (115.5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">*** Tafa suffered an illness and failed to weigh in. The fight is off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes is official for UFC Perth, but another fight is off the card. 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