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Weigh-ins took place today in Biloxi, Miss., for tomorrow night's "Ultimate Chaos" pay-per-view event from The Gulf Coast Coliseum. In the main event of the evening, former WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley faces Bob Sapp in a super heavyweight bout. With neither needing to make an actual weight for the bout both still stepped up to the scales with Sapp coming in at just over 320 lbs. A few fighters came in slightly over their limits for the fights, but the weigh-ins went without incident.
The co-main event between Gilbert Yvel and Pedro Rizzo is set, and Affliction Entertainment V.P. Tom Atencio is set for his bout against Randy Hedderick as well. The full weigh-in results are below:
Bobby Lashley (255.4 lbs.) vs. Bob Sapp (322.2 lbs.)
Gilbert Yvel (237 lbs.) vs. Pedro Rizzo (243.6 lbs.)
Din Thomas (146.6 lbs.) vs. Javier Vasquez (144.8 lbs.)
Chris Hordecki (155 lbs.)vs. William Sriyapai (154.8 lbs.)
Brett Cooper (169.2 lbs.) vs. Waachiim Spirit Wolf (168.4 lbs.)
Tom Atencio (160.4 lbs.) vs. Randy Hedderick (159 lbs.)
John Harris (154.2 lbs.) vs. Brandon Harder (154.2 lbs.)
James Orso (173.2 lbs.) vs. Danny Abbadi (174.6 lbs.)
Eric Bradley (170.4 lbs.) vs. Kelly Leo (168.4 lbs.)
Colin McKee (174.2 lbs.) vs. Lance Thompson (172 lbs.)
Eric Graham (159 lbs.) vs. Drew Wallace (159 lbs.)
Greg Maher (265.2 lbs.) vs. Rocky Overstreet (253.4 lbs.)
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