The weigh-in results for UFC 117 are in. Headliners Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva both made weight, but Thiago Alves came in at 171.5 pounds, half a pound overweight. This will cost him 20% of his fight purse, which will go directly to his opponent Jon Fitch.
UFC 117 takes place tomorrow night in Oakland, CA. The full weigh-in results are below:
MAIN CARD
* Champ Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
* Thiago Alves (171.5)* vs. Jon Fitch (170.5)
* Ricardo Almeida (170.5) vs. Matt Hughes (170.5)
* Junior Dos Santos (240) vs. Roy Nelson (263)
* Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs. Clay Guida (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Dustin Hazelett (169.5) vs. Rick Story (169.5)
* Phil Davis (205.5) vs. Rodney Wallace (206)
* Charlie Brenneman (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
* Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Todd Brown (206)
* Christian Morecraft (263) vs. Stefan Struve (247)
* Dennis Hallman (171) vs. Ben Saunders (171)
* – Missed weight by half a pound; fined 20 percent of “show” money, which is surrendered to Fitch.
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