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Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow night's WEC 45 event from Las Vegas, NV. The event takes place at The Pearl at The Palms Resort and Casino. In the night's main event, Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff face off in a lightweight tilt, and both fighters made weight on their first attempt. Two fighters, Anthony Njokuani and Takeya Mizugaki, needed an extra hour to get down to weight after coming in above on their first attempt, but both fighters got down. The full weigh-in results are below:
Main Televised Card
-Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Ed Ratcliff (155)
-Chris Horodecki (155) vs. Anthony Njokuani (156)
-Joseph Benavidez (135) vs. Rani Yahya (135.5)
-Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135)
Preliminary Card
-Bart Palaszewski (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
-Muhsin Corbbrey (156) vs. Zach Micklewright (155)
-Chad George (135) vs. John Hosman (135)
-Courtney Buck (146) vs. Brandon Visher (144)
-Kyle Dietz (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
-Erik Koch (146) vs. Jameel Massouh (145)
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