Steven Kennedy has successfully made weight for his UFC debut taking place in Berlin, Germany on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Australia).
The Perth based fighter who had taken this fight on a fortnights notice weighed in at an even 170 lbs (77.1 kgs). Kennedy’s opponent, Polish-German Peter Sobotta came in at the welterweight limit of 171 lbs (77.5 kgs).
The event is headlined by women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk defending her title against former Invicta FC atomweight champion Jessica Penne. Both women weighed in at 114 lbs (51.7 kgs).
Main Card (Fox Sports 5 @ 5am AEDT):
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk (114 lbs/51.7 kgs) vs Jessica Penne (114 lbs/51.7 kgs)
- Dennis Siver (145 lbs/65.7 kgs) vs Tatsuya Kawajira (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Pete Sobotta (171 lbs/77.5 kgs) vs Steve Kennedy (170 lbs/77.1 kgs)
- Nick Hein (155 lbs/70.3 kgs) vs Lukasz Sajewski (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass @ 2am AEDT):
- Makwan Amirkhani (145 lbs/65.7 kgs) vs Masio Fullen (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Mairbek Taisumov (155 lbs/70.3 kgs) vs Alan Patrick (154 lbs/69.8 kgs)
- Alan Omer (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs Arnold Allen (144 lbs/65.3 kgs)
- Niklas Backstrom (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs Noah Lahat (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Scott Askham (185 lbs/83.9 kgs) vs Antonio dos Santos Jr. (185 lbs/83.9 kgs)
- Piotr Hallman (154 lbs/69.8 kgs) vs Magomed Mustafaev (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
- Taylor Lapilus (135 lbs/61.2 kgs) vs Yuta Sasaki (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)
