The UFC’s first event in New Zealand is cleared to go after all fighters successfully made weight for the bouts scheduled to occur tomorrow.
Favourite James Te Huna weighed in at 186 pounds (84.3 kgs) in what will be his middleweight debut while his opponent, former title challenger Nate Marquardt also weighed in at 186 pounds.
The event will be co-headlined by a heavyweight clash involving Soa Palelei and American Jared Rosholt. Palelei weighed in at 264 pounds (119.7 kgs), while Rosholt came in a bit lighter at 259 pounds (117.4 kgs).
The event takes place on Saturday night at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand with the main card being shown live in Australia on Fuel TV from 7pm AEST.
Main Card (Fuel TV):
- James Te Huna (186 lbs/84.3 kgs) vs. Nate Marquardt (186 lbs/84.3 kgs)
- Soa Palelei (264 lbs/119.7 kgs) vs. Jared Rosholt (259 lbs/117.4 kgs)
- Hatsu Hioki (146 lbs/66.2 kgs) vs. Charles Oliveira (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Robert Whittaker (171 lbs/77.1 kgs) vs. Mike Rhodes (171 lbs/77.1 kgs)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):
- Jake Matthews (156 lbs/70.7 kgs) vs. Dashon Johnson (155 lbs/70.3 kgs)
- Richie Vaculik (125.5 lbs/56.9 kgs) vs. Roldan Sangcha’an (125 lbs/56.6 kgs)
- Chris Indich (170 lbs/77.1 kgs) vs. Vik Grujic (171 lbs/77.5 kgs)
- Neil Magny (171 lbs/77.5 kgs) vs. Rodrigo Goiana de Lima (169 lbs/76.6 kgs)
- Ian Entwistle (145.5 lbs/65.9 kgs) vs. Daniel Hooker (145 lbs/65.7 kgs)
- Gian Villante (205.5 lbs/93.2 kgs) vs. Sean O’Connell (205 lbs/92.9 kgs)
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