UFC Fight Night 48 Weigh-Ins: O’Reilly & Lipeng on weight

Brisbane based fighter Brendan O’Reilly (pictured) successfully made weight for his lightweight bout against Zhang Lipeng which is scheduled to take place at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China.

The main card will be shown live on Fuel TV, with the preliminary portion streaming via the promotions online service UFC Fight Pass. Michael Bisping takes on Cung Le in the main event.

O’Reilly (5-0) gets his opportunity to fight in the UFC after participating on The Ultimate Fighter – Australia vs Canada season, where he was eliminated in the opening round. The unofficial bout was contested at welterweight. 

The Gamebred Combat Club fighter comes up against Zhang Lipeng (7-7-1dr), who comes into the contest as the The Ultimate Fighter China welterweight winner after defeating Wang Sai back in March. Notably, Lipeng lost to fellow Australian fighter Tony Rossini back in 2010 on the Legend FC 2 card.

At the weigh-ins, both O’Reilly and Lipeng came in at an even 155 pounds/70.3 kgs (Weigh-In Video). Also check out our Q&A interview with Brendan O’Reilly leading up to the fight.

Main Card (Fuel TV 11pm AEST):

• Michael Bisping (186 lbs/84.3 kgs) vs. Cung Le (185 lbs/83.9 kgs)
• Dong Hyun Kim (171/77.5 kgs) vs. Tyron Woodley (170 lbs/77.1 kgs)
• Zhang Lipeng (155 lbs/70.3 kgs) vs. Brendan O’Reilly (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
• Ning Guangyou (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs. Yang Jianping (145 lbs/65.7 kgs) – TUF China Featherweight Finale

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass 8:30pm AEST)

• Wang Sai (170 lbs/77.1 kgs) vs. Danny Mitchell (171 lbs/77.5 kgs)
• Alberto Mina (170/77.1 kgs) vs. Shinsho Anzai (171/77.5 kgs)
• Roland Delorme (136 lbs/61.6 kgs) vs. Yuta Sasaki (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)
• Wang Anying (170/77.1 kgs) vs. Colby Covington (171/77.5 kgs) 
• Yao Zhikui (135 lbs/61.2 kgs) vs. Royston Wee (136 lbs/61.6 kgs)
• Elizabeth Phillips (136 lbs/61.6 kgs) vs. Milana Dudieva (135 lbs/61.2 kgs)

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